NATO WELCOMES ARMENIA'S RESOLUTENESS TO NORMALIZE RELATIONS WITH TURKEY
armradio.am
20.10.2008 13:26
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received today the Special
Representative of the NATO Secretary General for the Caucasus and
Central Asia Robert Simmons.
The President of the republic said the European direction remains one
of the priorities of Armenia's foreign policy, and the cooperation with
NATO is one of its important components. According to Serzh Sargsyan,
the cooperation with the North-Atlantic Alliance will continue, since
Armenia views it as an essential component of the country's security.
Robert Simmons conveyed to President Sargsyan the greetings of the
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Mr. Simmons assessed
the process of Armenia-NATO cooperation as very successful and noted
that good preconditions exist for developing relations.
The interlocutors exchanged views on issues of ensuring security
and stability in the region. The President presented the stance of
the Armenian side on the recent events in the Caucasus, the process
of settlement of the Karabakh issue, the latest developments in the
Armenian-Turkish relations.
Robert Simmons said NATO welcomes and defends Armenia's initiative
and resoluteness to normalize the relations with Turkey.
armradio.am
20.10.2008 13:26
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received today the Special
Representative of the NATO Secretary General for the Caucasus and
Central Asia Robert Simmons.
The President of the republic said the European direction remains one
of the priorities of Armenia's foreign policy, and the cooperation with
NATO is one of its important components. According to Serzh Sargsyan,
the cooperation with the North-Atlantic Alliance will continue, since
Armenia views it as an essential component of the country's security.
Robert Simmons conveyed to President Sargsyan the greetings of the
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Mr. Simmons assessed
the process of Armenia-NATO cooperation as very successful and noted
that good preconditions exist for developing relations.
The interlocutors exchanged views on issues of ensuring security
and stability in the region. The President presented the stance of
the Armenian side on the recent events in the Caucasus, the process
of settlement of the Karabakh issue, the latest developments in the
Armenian-Turkish relations.
Robert Simmons said NATO welcomes and defends Armenia's initiative
and resoluteness to normalize the relations with Turkey.