DM: Nat’l security strategy should reflect our national interests

Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Nov 10 2006

SERGE SARGSIAN: NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY SHOULD REFLECT OUR
NATIONAL INTERESTS

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. "The most important is that the
draft National Security Strategy should reflect our national
interests." RA Defence Minister, YSU Board Chairman, Serge Sargsian
said this at the November 10 enlarged sitting of Yerevan State
University Scientific Council.

In his words, the draft National Security Strategy, which he
qualified as a "political document," is able to contribute to
development of the public and ensuring of individual’s security.
S.Sargsian said that his report under the title "The Guidelines of
National Security Service" was a basis for document’s elaboration. He
had presented the report in late February, 2005 to the senior
officers’ staff of Armed Forces. Then, by 2006 June, the document was
placed on RA Defence Ministry’s web-site and a number of proposals
were received on it.

S.Sargsian said that the document was discussed in U.S., Russia, NATO
and met with the approval of the respective structures. In the
Minister’s words, on November 17, it will be submitted for discussion
at RA National Academy of Sciences, then will be submitted to the
National Assembly, after which to RA President for signing.

In S.Sargsian’s words, after receiving a legal force the document
"will be compulsory for all state structures and officials." "The
times should pass when various state officials express different
opinions about the same issue," the Minister declared.