ARMENIAN-GERMAN MILITARY COOPERATION IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
National Assembly
Sept 2 2011
Armenia
On September 1 Hrayr Karapetyan, Chairman of the NA Standing Committee
of Defense, National Security, Internal Affairs and Armen Rustamyan,
Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations met
Christian Schmidt, State Secretary on parliamentary issues of the
Defense Federal Ministry of Germany. Davit Tonoyan, First Deputy of the
RA Defense Minister and Hans Jochen-Schmidt, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Germany to the Republic of Armenia also attended
the meeting.
Armen Rustamyan recorded that Armenia's foreign policy was conditioned
by the Euro-integration processes, and complex programmes were
implemented in Armenia in this direction, particularly, for complying
the security system of the country with European standards. Armenia
is interested in establishing sustainable peace in the region, and in
this respect highly assesses the cooperation with the European partner
countries in such issues, like the Armenian-Turkish relations and the
solution of the NK problem in accordance with international principles.
Hrayr Karapetyan thanked for the support shown by Germany in the
sphere of defense, particularly, in the spheres of military-medical
and military education of Armenia. He acquainted the guest with
the ongoing reforms and implemented legislative amendments in the
RA defense sphere, adding that this year the NA would adopt the
Disciplinary Statute, where the officers' and military servicemen's
rights and obligations would be specified.
Christian Schmidt expressed satisfaction for the Armenian-German
military cooperation procedure and expressed hope the
inter-parliamentary cooperation would be more activated in that
direction. He expressed his gratitude for the participation in the
German troops in Afghanistan and for the important contribution.
In the course of the meeting the issues related to the European
integration processes, regional security, the Armenian-German
parliamentary and military cooperation development and the peaceful
settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic problem were also
discussed.
National Assembly
Sept 2 2011
Armenia
On September 1 Hrayr Karapetyan, Chairman of the NA Standing Committee
of Defense, National Security, Internal Affairs and Armen Rustamyan,
Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations met
Christian Schmidt, State Secretary on parliamentary issues of the
Defense Federal Ministry of Germany. Davit Tonoyan, First Deputy of the
RA Defense Minister and Hans Jochen-Schmidt, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Germany to the Republic of Armenia also attended
the meeting.
Armen Rustamyan recorded that Armenia's foreign policy was conditioned
by the Euro-integration processes, and complex programmes were
implemented in Armenia in this direction, particularly, for complying
the security system of the country with European standards. Armenia
is interested in establishing sustainable peace in the region, and in
this respect highly assesses the cooperation with the European partner
countries in such issues, like the Armenian-Turkish relations and the
solution of the NK problem in accordance with international principles.
Hrayr Karapetyan thanked for the support shown by Germany in the
sphere of defense, particularly, in the spheres of military-medical
and military education of Armenia. He acquainted the guest with
the ongoing reforms and implemented legislative amendments in the
RA defense sphere, adding that this year the NA would adopt the
Disciplinary Statute, where the officers' and military servicemen's
rights and obligations would be specified.
Christian Schmidt expressed satisfaction for the Armenian-German
military cooperation procedure and expressed hope the
inter-parliamentary cooperation would be more activated in that
direction. He expressed his gratitude for the participation in the
German troops in Afghanistan and for the important contribution.
In the course of the meeting the issues related to the European
integration processes, regional security, the Armenian-German
parliamentary and military cooperation development and the peaceful
settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic problem were also
discussed.