THE MINISTERS OF DEFENCE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS PARTICIPATED IN THE SITTING OF THE NORTH-ATLANTIC COUNCIL DEVOTED TO ARMENIA-NATOCOOPERATION.

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13.05.10

On 12 May in Brussels, in NATO central headquarters the sitting of
the the North-Atlantic Council in 28+1 format took place, where RA
Ministers of Defence eyran Ohanyan, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs
Edvard Nalbandyan and representatives 28 NATO states participated in.

Here the Armenian ministers made speeches. Minister of Foreign Affairs
Nalbandyan talked about different spheres of Armenia-NATO cooperation,
about the priorities of Armenia’s foreign policy, the settlement
process of Armenian-Turkish relations, the possibilities of settling
the issue of Artsakh, and about the issues of security and stability
in the region. In his speech the RA Minister of Defence presented the
process and perspectives of the reform in the security sphere and in
the defence system.

At the sitting of the North-Atlantic Council the deputy chief secretary
of NATO, as well as 14 representatives from the member countries
made speeches and highly esteemed the results of the execution of
the Individual Partnership Action Plan, the progress of the reforms
in Armenia, and Armenia’s participation in peacekeeping activities
in Kosovo and Afghanistan.

Then ministers Nalbandyan and Ohanyan answered several questions about
the country’s foreign policy, regional developments, and the reforms
in different spheres in Armenia. The envoys from NATO member states,
on behalf of their countries, offered their support in Armenia’s
activities to establish peace, stability and security in the South
Caucasus region. Prior to the sitting the Armenian ministers had
met deputy chief secretary of NATO Claudio Bizonyero and discussed
the Armenian-NATO cooperation in the frames of PfP and Individual
Partnership Action Plan programs. The Ministers reassured Armenia’s
readiness to continue the mutually beneficial cooperation with NATO.

The deputy chief secretary of NATO highly esteemed the progress in
the cooperation with Armenia in some spheres. Claudio Bizonyero also
thanked Armenia for effectively participating in the peacekeeping
activities in Afghanistan. RA MoD Department of Information and
Public Affairs