PanARMENIAN.Net
Mikael Harutyunyan: Armenia ready to develop
cooperation with NATO
08.02.2008 17:18 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ February 7, Armenian Defense
Minister Mikael Harutyunyan met with NATO delegation
led by Jaroslaw Skonieczka, NATO's Director for
Euro-Atlantic Integration and Partnership, and Frank
Boland, Director of Force Planning. The delegation is
in Armenia to assess the IPAP implementation, RA
Defense Minister's Spokesman, Colonel Seyran
Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net.
Welcoming the guests, Minister Harutyunyan noted that
the regular visits of NATO officials to South Caucasus
prove the Alliance's interest in the region.
`NATO plays a significant role in ensuring
international security and stability. This fact is
proved by presence of peacekeeping missions in Kosovo
an Afghanistan. Cooperation with the Alliance is a
priority for Armenia,' he said.
`The IPAP initial 2-year stage is completed. The
outcomes will be discussed at 26+1 NATO session in
April. Strategic reconsideration of the security
system will start this year,' he added.
The Minister assured that Armenia intends to develop
cooperation with NATO and voiced hope that during the
coming years this cooperation will expand and cover
new fields.
The officials also exchanged views on regional
security and marked out plans of future activities.
Mikael Harutyunyan: Armenia ready to develop
cooperation with NATO
08.02.2008 17:18 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ February 7, Armenian Defense
Minister Mikael Harutyunyan met with NATO delegation
led by Jaroslaw Skonieczka, NATO's Director for
Euro-Atlantic Integration and Partnership, and Frank
Boland, Director of Force Planning. The delegation is
in Armenia to assess the IPAP implementation, RA
Defense Minister's Spokesman, Colonel Seyran
Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net.
Welcoming the guests, Minister Harutyunyan noted that
the regular visits of NATO officials to South Caucasus
prove the Alliance's interest in the region.
`NATO plays a significant role in ensuring
international security and stability. This fact is
proved by presence of peacekeeping missions in Kosovo
an Afghanistan. Cooperation with the Alliance is a
priority for Armenia,' he said.
`The IPAP initial 2-year stage is completed. The
outcomes will be discussed at 26+1 NATO session in
April. Strategic reconsideration of the security
system will start this year,' he added.
The Minister assured that Armenia intends to develop
cooperation with NATO and voiced hope that during the
coming years this cooperation will expand and cover
new fields.
The officials also exchanged views on regional
security and marked out plans of future activities.