"ELIMINATION OF RESULTS OF TERRORISM IS MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN THAT OF ITS INITIAL CAUSES," NATO’S OFFICIAL SAYS
Noyan Tapan
Jul 12 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The Foreign Policy of Armenia is led
by the principle of intersuppliment and is building a complex system
for security provision in conformity with current challenges. This
statement was made by Arman Kirakosian, the RA Deputy Minister of
Foreign Affairs, during the working meeting of NATO and the General
Council of the European Security titled "Provision of readiness for
struggling against terrorism", which was held on July 12. According to
the Deputy Minister, the cooperation with NATO is one of the important
elements of the security policy of Armenia and the cooperation with
regard to the struggle carried out against terrorism is a component
part of the above-mentioned cooperation." Taking into consideration
its geographical location and realizing the degree of the threat of
international terrorism, as well as the importance of international
cooperation directed at the struggle against it, Armenia joined NATO’s
"Program of Partnership Activities against Terrorism" document,"
A. Kirakosian mentioned.
According to George Katsirdakis, the Senior Officer of NATO’s Defence
Partnership and Cooperation, Defence Security and Planning Division,
the issue of international terrorism appeared in the center of
attention of society after the great terrorist act committed in
the United States on September 11, in particular. He believes that
this very incident became the cause for international instituitons
to conduct a better organized and consistent struggle against
terrorism. George Katsirdakis added that currently the elimination of
the results of terrorism is more productive, than that of its initial
causes, as too much time is necessary in order to reveal these initial
causes. This circumstance, according to him, has been taken into
account when developing the anti-terrorism strategic program of NATO.