RA Defense Minister met with members of NATO Advisory Group
ArmRadio.am
27.10.2006 11:44
October 26 President of the interagency commission coordinating the
elaboration of RA draft National Security Strategy, Secretary of the
Presidential Council on National Security, RA Defense Minister Serge
Sargsyan met with members of the NATO International Advisory
Group. The Group comprised Minister Plenipotentiary of the MFA of
Slovenia Damyan Bergant, Adviser to the National Defense Minister of
Lithuania James Gribovski, German Adviser to RA Government on Security
Issues, Mayor General Holger Zamet, Representative of the UK Defense
Ministry, Mayor General John Drevienkevich, Director of the
International Relations Institute of Latvia, Dr. Atis Leints,
representative of the Klement Ohridski University of Sofia, Professor
Todor Tanev.
`Armenpress' was told at the Press Service of RA Defense Ministry, at
the start of the meeting the representative of Great Britain noted
that the Advisory Group welcomes all the provisions of RA National
Security Strategy on the development of state and civil society.
Turning to security issues, members of the Group spoke about the
complex geopolitical and strategic situation of Armenia, stating that
two of the bordering countries ` Azerbaijan and Turkey ` have
blockaded their common border with Armenia, and the vital route
linking our country to the rest of the world passes through Georgia
and Iran, which have found themselves in a complex geopolitical
situation.
Turning to Armenia's foreign policy, members of the Group noted that
it is primarily connected with the existence of two dearest questions
for every Armenian ` Nagorno Karabakh and Genocide.
At the end of the meeting the guests declared that in such situation
Armenia has taken the decision to lead a balanced policy both from
strategic or global and military or regional perspectives.
ArmRadio.am
27.10.2006 11:44
October 26 President of the interagency commission coordinating the
elaboration of RA draft National Security Strategy, Secretary of the
Presidential Council on National Security, RA Defense Minister Serge
Sargsyan met with members of the NATO International Advisory
Group. The Group comprised Minister Plenipotentiary of the MFA of
Slovenia Damyan Bergant, Adviser to the National Defense Minister of
Lithuania James Gribovski, German Adviser to RA Government on Security
Issues, Mayor General Holger Zamet, Representative of the UK Defense
Ministry, Mayor General John Drevienkevich, Director of the
International Relations Institute of Latvia, Dr. Atis Leints,
representative of the Klement Ohridski University of Sofia, Professor
Todor Tanev.
`Armenpress' was told at the Press Service of RA Defense Ministry, at
the start of the meeting the representative of Great Britain noted
that the Advisory Group welcomes all the provisions of RA National
Security Strategy on the development of state and civil society.
Turning to security issues, members of the Group spoke about the
complex geopolitical and strategic situation of Armenia, stating that
two of the bordering countries ` Azerbaijan and Turkey ` have
blockaded their common border with Armenia, and the vital route
linking our country to the rest of the world passes through Georgia
and Iran, which have found themselves in a complex geopolitical
situation.
Turning to Armenia's foreign policy, members of the Group noted that
it is primarily connected with the existence of two dearest questions
for every Armenian ` Nagorno Karabakh and Genocide.
At the end of the meeting the guests declared that in such situation
Armenia has taken the decision to lead a balanced policy both from
strategic or global and military or regional perspectives.