RA President Serzh Sargsyan Receives NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

ARMENPRESS
MAY 25, 2010
YEREVAN

Within the framework of the working visit to Belgium RA President
Serzh Sargsyan met May 25 with the NATO Secretary General Anders
Fogh Rasmussen. They discussed issues on NATO-Armenian cooperation,
as well as some other issues, which represent mutual interest.

The Presidential press service told Armenpress that the two sides
expressed their satisfaction about the fact that some progress has
been registered in NATO-Armenia relations in recent years. They said
this has brought to active dialogues in the military-strategic sphere.

They said they consider the implementation of the Individual
Partnership Action Plan (IPAP), conduction of NATO drills in Armenia
and the participation of Armenia in the International Peacekeeping
activities of NATO to be quite successful.

RA President Serzh Sargsyan said Armenia will continue the
collaboration with NATO allies and partner-states in the spheres
involved on the agenda of cooperation- fight against the international
terror, defense of borders, peacekeeping mission, etc. The President
stressed the effectiveness of the support of the alliance to the
process of reforms, effected in RA Armed Forces.

The speakers exchanged thoughts about the current stage of the
process of peaceful regulation of the NK issue. They also spoke on the
suspended process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

RA President Serzh Sargsyan stressed that Turkey lost the opportunity
to be referred as a reliable negotiating counterpart by dictating
some preconditions and breaking the timeframes.

From: A. Papazian