ARMENIA APPROVES NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY

Interfax News Agency
Russia & CIS Military Newswire
February 8, 2007 Thursday 3:24 PM MSK

Armenian President Robert Kocharian signed on Thursday a decree
approving the country’s national security strategy, the president’s
press service told Interfax.

This strategy states the underlying values and priorities of the
Armenian national security, in particular its independence and
sovereignty, and it ensures the safety of the Armenian nation and
its desire for peaceful co-existence with the neighboring countries.

Also, the strategy emphasizes the need for deeper democratic reforms
and Armenia’s commitment to democratic values and standards.

In the area of foreign policy, the strategy strengthens the need
for equal cooperation with all of the world’s biggest powers. The
national security strategy names Russia and Georgia as Armenia’s
strategic partners.