NATO-ARMENIA RELATIONS LIMITED TO IPAP PROGRAM

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.03.2007 17:07 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "There is no notion of associate membership in
NATO like in the EU. Here neither Armenia nor Azerbaijan is viewed
as potential member-states to NATO," Deputy Secretary-General of
NATO Jean Fournet told in the interview to the PanARMENIAN.Net
journalist. "Cooperation with these countries is limited to their
participation in various programs, like IPAP or "Partnership For
Peace" program. Also exists a dialog with Armenia in 26+1 format. Once
more I must stress, NATO does not hold talks with Azerbaijan over its
membership to the Alliance. Azerbaijan like Armenia rather successfully
cooperates with the Alliance in the IPAP framework; NATO-Armenia
and NATO-Azerbaijan relations are limited to that cooperation,"
he said. Jean Fournet also stressed that Azerbaijan’s membership to
NATO is not quite compulsory. "As to Armenia, she has not appealed
for membership to NATO too," he stated.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress