PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVED THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL ROBERT SIMMONS

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Nov 8 2009
Armenia

Today, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received the Special
Representative of the NATO Secretary General in Caucasus and Central
Asia, Ambassador Robert Simmons.

President Sargsyan said that back in spring he met with the NATO
Deputy Secretary General, but a number of important events took place
in Armenia since his visit and the Individual Partnership Action Plan
for 2009-2010 was approved.

Serzh Sargsyan underscored that Armenia would continue her efforts
aimed at the strengthening cooperation with NATO. President Sargsyan
assessed cooperation with NATO in military as well as in the areas
of security and emergency as very useful, instructive, and essential.

According to Robert Simmons, Armenia-NATO relations stand on a very
good footing. He expressed hope that IPAP 2009-2010 will also be
successfully implemented. The high-ranking NATO official attached
importance to Armenia’s contribution to the international peacekeeping
operations.

In the context of regional issues the Special Representative of the
Secretary General of NATO hailed the progress achieved in the process
of the Armenian-Turkish normalization and noted that NATO favors the
establishment of relations without preconditions. He expressed hope
that the Parliaments of the two countries would swiftly ratify the
initialed protocols.

The parties exchanged also views on the Armenia-NATO agenda items
and regional issues.