NATO Does Not Compete With CSTO

NATO DOES NOT COMPETE WITH CSTO

Arminfo
2009-11-06 12:24:00

ArmInfo. Cooperation of Armenia and Russia in the Collective Security
Treaty Organization is a component of relations between these states
and NATO does not consider it as competition, Special Representative
of the NATO Secretary General for Caucasus and Central Asia, Robert
Simmons said in Yerevan on Friday.

R. Simmons said NATO believes that Armenia and Russia, Armenia and
CSTO, Armenia and NATO may develop effective cooperation having their
advantages. It is important for Armenia to have the right to choose
the measures and the type of cooperation with every organization in its
interest, and NATO supports Armenia in these aspirations, Simmons said.