NATO SECRETARY GENERAL IS INTERESTED IN THE KARABAKH CONFLICT
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[02:44 pm] 23 May, 2006
Today President Robert Kocharyan received Robert Simmons, special
envoy of the NATO Secretary General on South Caucasian affairs.
The key issues of the discussions were connected with NATO - Armenia
cooperation.
Giving his positive evaluation of the procedure of the Individual
Partnership program with the NATO, Robert Simmons noted that
significant progress in realizing the program provisions is evident
within this short period. On this score the sides attached a great
importance to the implementation of reforms and enhance of democracy
in the system of the defense of the country's security.
While viewing the relations with the NATO in the political framework of
the Armenian integration into European structures, Kocharyan stressed
that a interdepartmental committee has been set up which will handle
with the problems of confronting work with various structures and
going ahead in a more systemized way. The committee will frequently
report the President on their actions and progress on this score. "Our
objective is to keep abreast with the work, go ahead more quickly and
realize the joint program to full extent," mentioned Robert Kocharyan.
Taking into account the request of the guests President Kocharyan
referred to the recent developments of the Karabakh conflict
settlement.
A1+
[02:44 pm] 23 May, 2006
Today President Robert Kocharyan received Robert Simmons, special
envoy of the NATO Secretary General on South Caucasian affairs.
The key issues of the discussions were connected with NATO - Armenia
cooperation.
Giving his positive evaluation of the procedure of the Individual
Partnership program with the NATO, Robert Simmons noted that
significant progress in realizing the program provisions is evident
within this short period. On this score the sides attached a great
importance to the implementation of reforms and enhance of democracy
in the system of the defense of the country's security.
While viewing the relations with the NATO in the political framework of
the Armenian integration into European structures, Kocharyan stressed
that a interdepartmental committee has been set up which will handle
with the problems of confronting work with various structures and
going ahead in a more systemized way. The committee will frequently
report the President on their actions and progress on this score. "Our
objective is to keep abreast with the work, go ahead more quickly and
realize the joint program to full extent," mentioned Robert Kocharyan.
Taking into account the request of the guests President Kocharyan
referred to the recent developments of the Karabakh conflict
settlement.