DM SEYRAN OHANYAN PARTICIPATED IN THE SITTING OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL

armradio.am
13.06.2008 17:22

On June 12 RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan participated in the
sitting of the North Atlantic Council held in NATO Headquarters on
the level of Defense Ministers of the countries participating in
the Kosovo operations. The Armenian Defense Minister reconfirmed the
resoluteness of Armenia to continue its support to ensuring stability
and security in Kosovo and informed his counterparts about the doubling
of the Armenian peacekeeping forces in Kosovo.

During the conversation with NATO Secretary General Jaap de
Hoop Scheffer the latter welcomed the decision to increase the
number of Armenian peacekeepers in Kosovo in the current complex
military-political situation.

In the framework of the visit to Brussels, Defennse Minister Seyran
Ohanyan met with the Special Representative of the NATO Secretary
General Robert Simmons. Issues related to the implementation of the
Individual Partnership Action Plan, the process and perspectives of
NATO-Armenia cooperation were discussed.

Seyran Ohanyan had meetings with the Defense Minister of Greece
Evangeles Meymarakis. Issues related to Armenian-Greek military
cooperation were discussed. The Ministers reconfirmed the readiness
to expand the bilateral cooperation. The Defense Minister of Greece
highly appreciated the mission Armenian peacekeepers are carrying
out in Kosovo.