"ARMENIA 2010" JOINT EXERCISE WITH NATO TO BE CONDUCTED THIS YEAR

Noyan Tapan
March 9, 2010

YEREVAN, MARCH 9, NOYAN TAPAN. All the measures under the
Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) were carried
out efficiently in 2009. This was announced during the March 9 sitting
of the interdepartmental commission coordinating the implementation
of such measures. The sitting was conducted by the Chairman of the
Interdepartmental Commission on Coordination of Armenia’s Cooperation
with the NATO, Secretary of the RA National Security Council Arthur
Baghdasarian.

The press service of the Secretary of the RA National Security
Council reported that the members of the interdepartmental commission
presented the activities carried out in 2009 under the action plan
by the ministries of foreign affairs, defence, justice, healthcare,
and emergency situations, as well as by the national security service
and the police.

It was stated that during its visit to Armenia, the NATO evaluation
group expressed a positive opinion about the measures taken under
the IPAP.

Speaking about the work done, A. Baghdasarian said that 122 measures
envisaged by the IPAP were implemented. He pointed out the importance
of cooperation within the framework of the defence strategic review
process and the implementation of the envisaged programs on emergency
situations. In the words of A. Baghdasarian, this year "Armenia 2010"
exercise on emergency situations will be conducted jointly with the
NATO so it is necessary to complete the development of the national
concept of civil protection and the strategic training doctrine. He
noted that in case of successful implementation of all the programs
envisaged, it will become possible to establish higher standards
during the development of a new program with NATO in late 2010 and
to carry out the programmed reforms most efficiently.