NATO HELPS ARMENIA IN MILITARY EDUCATION – ENVOY

Mediamax
Oct 20 2008
Armenia

Yerevan, 20 October: The Armenian Army has the same problems, as
the remaining ones, formed in the territory of former Soviet Union,
Special Representative of NATO Secretary General in Central Asia and
the South Caucasus Robert Simmons stated in Yerevan today.

Mediamax reports that, speaking at the meeting with students of Yerevan
State Linguistic University, Robert Simmons stated that NATO helps
Armenia to create a system of military education, aiming at educating
a generation of military, who would realize today’s challenges and
know how to react to modern crises.

Robert Simmons also stressed the necessity to competently plan the
military budget for the parliament to have active participation in
composing it.

Answering Mediamax’s question on NATO’s attitude towards
Armenian-Russian strategic partnership, Robert Simmons stated that
NATO realizes the necessity of that cooperation for Armenia and does
not criticize it.