PanArmenian News Network
July 14 2005

NATO DISCUSSED ARMENIA IPAP

14.07.2005 04:02

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A joint session of the NATO Military and Political
Planning Committee and the NATO and Armenia Political Committee was
held in the NATO Headquarters July 12. The session initiated b the
Alliance aimed at additional discussion of the Individual Partnership
Action Plan (IPAP) of Armenia with the NATO. The document was
discussed at the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council sitting June 16
with participation of Armenian FM V. Oskanian, who presented the
document. The sitting was chaired by NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary
General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, NATO Secretary
General’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus Robert
Simmons. Deputy FM of Armenia Arman Kirakosyan, Deputy Defense
Minister Artur Aghabekyan, Armenia’s Envoy to the NATO Samvel
Lazarian and Military Representative David Tonoyan participated in
the meeting as part of the Armenian delegation. A. Kirakosyan and A.
Aghabekyan IPAP explained the political aims, matters of defense
reforms. Representatives of the NATO member states has appreciated
the IPAP Presentation Document drawn up by Armenia.