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Panorama, Armenia
July 16 2010
Armenia-NATO relations register progress
Progress has been registered in Armenia-NATO relations, May report of
NATO on the implementation of the Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership
Action Plan program says. The report was discussed today at the fifth
sitting of the inter-departmental commission conducted by the
Secretary General of the National Security Council Arthur Bagdasaryan.
According to the press office of the NSC, A. Bagdasaryan signified the
NATO's assessments to the reforms carried out in the process of
defense strategy review which, according to him, testifies that our
armed forces are in the phase of reforms corresponding to the
international standards.
`It is very important for our country as it increases the
battle-worthiness of our armed forces, the security level in our
country. I particularly want to point out the parts noting that
Armenia has registered progress in fighting against corruption as a
result of which the number of prosecutions of state officials
connected with corruption cases increased, improvements are notable in
the issues of anti-corruption activity in the state governance sphere.
We managed to work out a program of reforms in the police sphere, and
I am sure that we will have positive results in this direction, too,'
Arthur Bagdasaryan said.
A. Bagdasaryan said the report also pointed out issues that must be
eliminated in a short period of time.
Members of the inter-departmental commission presented the process of
implementation of the Armenia-NATO IPAP program for the second quarter
of 2010.
The participants of the sitting also discussed issues on NATO disaster
response exercise `ARMENIA 2010' due in Armenia in September.
From: A. Papazian
July 16 2010
Armenia-NATO relations register progress
Progress has been registered in Armenia-NATO relations, May report of
NATO on the implementation of the Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership
Action Plan program says. The report was discussed today at the fifth
sitting of the inter-departmental commission conducted by the
Secretary General of the National Security Council Arthur Bagdasaryan.
According to the press office of the NSC, A. Bagdasaryan signified the
NATO's assessments to the reforms carried out in the process of
defense strategy review which, according to him, testifies that our
armed forces are in the phase of reforms corresponding to the
international standards.
`It is very important for our country as it increases the
battle-worthiness of our armed forces, the security level in our
country. I particularly want to point out the parts noting that
Armenia has registered progress in fighting against corruption as a
result of which the number of prosecutions of state officials
connected with corruption cases increased, improvements are notable in
the issues of anti-corruption activity in the state governance sphere.
We managed to work out a program of reforms in the police sphere, and
I am sure that we will have positive results in this direction, too,'
Arthur Bagdasaryan said.
A. Bagdasaryan said the report also pointed out issues that must be
eliminated in a short period of time.
Members of the inter-departmental commission presented the process of
implementation of the Armenia-NATO IPAP program for the second quarter
of 2010.
The participants of the sitting also discussed issues on NATO disaster
response exercise `ARMENIA 2010' due in Armenia in September.
From: A. Papazian