RA FOREIGN AND DEFENCE MINISTERS TO TAKE PART IN NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL’S MAY 20 SITTING

Noyan Tapan
May 19, 2009

YEREVAN, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. North Atlantic Council’s sitting in
the format 28+1 will be held on May 20. RA Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian and Defence Minister Seyran Ohanian will leave for Brussels
to take part in it.

The Armenia-NATO completed Individual Partnership Actions Plan (IPAP)
will be discussed at the sitting.

According to the RA Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department,
E. Nalbandian’s and S. Ohanian’s meeting with NATO Secretary General
is planned before the meeting.

According to the same source, at the invitation of Reformation Federal
Command Commander James Matis, head of Armenia’s mission in NATO Samvel
Mkrtchian visited Reformation Federal Command central headquarters
on May 11-13.

During the meetings with Reformation Federal Command high-ranking
representatives S. Mkrtchian presented Armenia’s security policy
principles, the process of last years of cooperation with NATO and
plans for the future, efforts aimed at normalizing the Armenian-Turkish
relations, the Nagorno Karabakh settlement negotiations process,
regional problems in the South