ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO ITALY: ARMENIA READY TO COOPERATE IN ALL DIRECTIONS WITH NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE
YEREVAN, APRIL 18. ARMINFO. Armenian Ambassador to Italy Ruben
Shugarayn expressed Armenia's readiness to cooperate with NATO Defense
College in the course of his meeting with Director of the Defense
College Lt.General Vankersbick.
The Press and Information Department of the Armenian Foreign Ministry
informs ARMINFO today that the sides discussed the issues related
to establishment of contacts of military educational establishments
of Armenia and NATO Defense College, as well as the prospects of
Shugaryan's delivering lectures at the College on the processes in
the South Caucasus. Lt.General Vankersbick, who took his post in
March 2005, expressed interest in development of cooperation with
the Armenian party. He stated that his College closely cooperated
with strategic and defense educational establishments of NATO member-
and partner-states. General gave a high assessment of participation
of Armenia's representatives in various measures taken by the
College. Then Shugaryan informed General of the present level of
relations Armenia-NATO, pointing out that Armenia did not yield
to the neighboring Georgia and Azerbaijan as to the involvement in
NATO programs.
To note, NATO Defense College is the only educational establishment
of NATO in Rome, whereto high-ranking militaries and diplomats
direct themselves intending to take leading posts at NATO
headquarters. Starting from 1991, the College began admitting
representatives of NATO partner-states as well.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
YEREVAN, APRIL 18. ARMINFO. Armenian Ambassador to Italy Ruben
Shugarayn expressed Armenia's readiness to cooperate with NATO Defense
College in the course of his meeting with Director of the Defense
College Lt.General Vankersbick.
The Press and Information Department of the Armenian Foreign Ministry
informs ARMINFO today that the sides discussed the issues related
to establishment of contacts of military educational establishments
of Armenia and NATO Defense College, as well as the prospects of
Shugaryan's delivering lectures at the College on the processes in
the South Caucasus. Lt.General Vankersbick, who took his post in
March 2005, expressed interest in development of cooperation with
the Armenian party. He stated that his College closely cooperated
with strategic and defense educational establishments of NATO member-
and partner-states. General gave a high assessment of participation
of Armenia's representatives in various measures taken by the
College. Then Shugaryan informed General of the present level of
relations Armenia-NATO, pointing out that Armenia did not yield
to the neighboring Georgia and Azerbaijan as to the involvement in
NATO programs.
To note, NATO Defense College is the only educational establishment
of NATO in Rome, whereto high-ranking militaries and diplomats
direct themselves intending to take leading posts at NATO
headquarters. Starting from 1991, the College began admitting
representatives of NATO partner-states as well.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress