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NATO SECRETARY GENERAL COMMENDS STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH ARMENIA
NATO
Sept 6 2012
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the Alliance wants
to forge an even closer partnership with Armenia during his first
visit to the country on Thursday.
After talks with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan, the
Secretary General thanked Armenia for its strong contribution to
NATO-led operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo, which strengthen the
country's own peace-keeping capabilities. He also highlighted NATO's
support for Armenia's defence reforms, civil defence and disaster
relief efforts, stressing that NATO and Armenia have already achieved
a lot: "Armenia is a valuable partner for NATO and NATO is a valuable
partner for Armenia. We now have an opportunity to build an even
stronger partnership for the future. It's an opportunity we must
seize because we all have to gain and so does the region as a whole."
Mr. Fogh Rasmussen said his visit reflected NATO's commitment to
security and stability in the South Caucasus region. In a speech
delivered to students at Yerevan State University, the Secretary
General said old barriers of mistrust in the region should be broken
down and new bridges of reconciliation buit: "There must be no return
to conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Tensions must be reduced
and concrete steps must be taken to promote regional cooperation
and reconciliation."
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89732.htm
NATO
Sept 6 2012
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the Alliance wants
to forge an even closer partnership with Armenia during his first
visit to the country on Thursday.
After talks with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan, the
Secretary General thanked Armenia for its strong contribution to
NATO-led operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo, which strengthen the
country's own peace-keeping capabilities. He also highlighted NATO's
support for Armenia's defence reforms, civil defence and disaster
relief efforts, stressing that NATO and Armenia have already achieved
a lot: "Armenia is a valuable partner for NATO and NATO is a valuable
partner for Armenia. We now have an opportunity to build an even
stronger partnership for the future. It's an opportunity we must
seize because we all have to gain and so does the region as a whole."
Mr. Fogh Rasmussen said his visit reflected NATO's commitment to
security and stability in the South Caucasus region. In a speech
delivered to students at Yerevan State University, the Secretary
General said old barriers of mistrust in the region should be broken
down and new bridges of reconciliation buit: "There must be no return
to conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Tensions must be reduced
and concrete steps must be taken to promote regional cooperation
and reconciliation."
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89732.htm