RA NA PRESIDENT RECEIVES NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE SOUTH CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA
National Assembly
Nov 6 2009
Armenia
On November 6 President of the National Assembly Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan
received North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General’s
Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia
Mr. Robert Simmons.
Welcoming the guest, the President of the National Assembly highlighted
the cooperation with NATO and expressed the willingness of the
Armenian side to develop it. The interlocutors agreed that it should
be transparent and understandable for the Armenian society. In that
context they discussed the RA NA initiatives within NATO Parliamentary
Assembly framework, as well as the reforms being implemented in the
direction of the civil control of the armed forces in Armenia and
the cooperation programs in the sphere of the management of emergency
situations.
During the meeting the interlocutors also touched upon the regional
security issues.