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JAMES APPATHURAI: NATO WILL FURTHER DEVELOP ITS DIALOGUE AND BROADEN ITS COOPERATION WITH COUNTRIES OF SOUTH CAUCASUS
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 24, 2010 - 18:53 AMT 14:53 GMT
Newly appointed NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for
the South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai said that one
cannot think of the security of the 28 NATO Member States without
thinking as well of the security of the wider Euro-Atlantic community
and that includes the South Caucasus.
"I expect that NATO will further develop its dialogue and broaden
its cooperation with the countries of the South Caucasus over the
coming period. In addition, NATO offers a number of wider frameworks
(Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, meetings of ISAF troop contributors
etc) giving the countries of the region a voice in multilateral
consultations on key security issues," Appathurai said in an interview
with PanARMENIAN.Net
Appathurai expressed appreciation for the troops which Armenia
currently contributes to ISAF and the ones it intends to provide. He
added that NATO's relations with Armenia are developing satisfactorily
and gaining in substance within the framework of the NATO-Armenia
Individual Partnership Action Plan. "Beyond the ISAF contribution
already mentioned, we focus together on defense reform and aspects
of broader security sector reform. We also have an ongoing political
dialogue on regional security and political issues. Next year, we
will discuss with Armenia the content of a new Individual Partnership
Action Plan, which will be an opportunity to widen the scope of our
cooperation," said Appathurai.
The full text of James Appathurai's interview with PanARMENIAN.Net
is available on Interviews division of Armenia and World section.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 24, 2010 - 18:53 AMT 14:53 GMT
Newly appointed NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for
the South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai said that one
cannot think of the security of the 28 NATO Member States without
thinking as well of the security of the wider Euro-Atlantic community
and that includes the South Caucasus.
"I expect that NATO will further develop its dialogue and broaden
its cooperation with the countries of the South Caucasus over the
coming period. In addition, NATO offers a number of wider frameworks
(Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, meetings of ISAF troop contributors
etc) giving the countries of the region a voice in multilateral
consultations on key security issues," Appathurai said in an interview
with PanARMENIAN.Net
Appathurai expressed appreciation for the troops which Armenia
currently contributes to ISAF and the ones it intends to provide. He
added that NATO's relations with Armenia are developing satisfactorily
and gaining in substance within the framework of the NATO-Armenia
Individual Partnership Action Plan. "Beyond the ISAF contribution
already mentioned, we focus together on defense reform and aspects
of broader security sector reform. We also have an ongoing political
dialogue on regional security and political issues. Next year, we
will discuss with Armenia the content of a new Individual Partnership
Action Plan, which will be an opportunity to widen the scope of our
cooperation," said Appathurai.
The full text of James Appathurai's interview with PanARMENIAN.Net
is available on Interviews division of Armenia and World section.
From: A. Papazian