NATO APPRECIATES ARMENIA’S REFORM PROGRESS

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.03.2008 13:13 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The recent developments in Armenia – rallies,
disorders and imposition of state of emergency – aroused our serious
concerns. We will address the issue in our consultations with Armenia,
NATO Special Representative for the South Caucasus Robert Simmons
told a news conference in Moscow.

"Armenia is NATO’s partner state, which implements the Individual
Partnership Action Plan (IPAP). We appreciate the progress Armenia has
fixed in the reform process, specifically as regards the rule of law
and democracy. But there is problem over Nagorno Karabakh. NATO is
not directly engaged in the settlement process but we closely watch
the work carried out by the OSCE Minsk Group. Despite skirmishes at
the border, we think that there are chances to resolve the conflict,"
Mr Simmons said, RFE/RL reports.