Vladimir Shkidchenko and Anatoly Zlenko

Ukraine's Defense minister Volodymyr Shkidchenko, left, and Ukraine's Foreign minister Anatoly Zlenko listen to the issue discussion on sending Ukrainian anti-chemical forces to Kuwait prior to the by-name voting in Ukrainian parliament in Kiev on Thursday, March 20, 2003. This day the parliament passed the law of "About approving Ukrainian President's decision on sending Ukrainian anti-chemical forces to Kuwait for providing help to its local population in case of possible biological attack on the Kuwaiti territory ". Some 253 of the 401 deputies voted to approve this law. It was also said that starting military operations in Iraq is one of those many World War III elements started in 90-s during the military operations in Yugoslavia. UNIAN photo