Armenian foreign minister upbeat on NATO’s Partnership for Peace programme

Arminfo
29 Jun 04

YEREVAN

Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan described NATO’s Partnership
for Peace programme as a right and well-thought-out initiative
speaking at NATO’s Istanbul summit today.

The department for public relations of the Armenian Foreign Ministry
has told our agency that in his speech, the Armenian foreign minister
also highlighted the spheres of cooperation between Armenia and NATO,
amongst which he mentioned political dialogue, the participation of
Armenian peacekeepers in NATO operations, Armenia’s participation in
NATO’s Partnership for Peace programme, including the organization of
the Cooperative Best Effort military exercises in Armenia in 2003.

The Armenian foreign minister expressed his hope that decisions taken
at this NATO summit would put new responsibilities on Turkey – the
sole NATO member from the South Caucasus region.

[Passage omitted: Oskanyan’s remarks on Karabakh]