NATO TO CONTINUE ASSISTING REFORM PROCESS IN ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
28.05.2008 18:05 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On May 28, Armenia~Rs Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian and Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan attended a session of
the North Atlantic Council in 26+1 format to discuss the process of
Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP), the RA MFA
press office reported.
Addressing the Council, Minister Nalbandian said Armenia attaches
importance to IPAP as a format promoting cooperation with NATO. He
briefed on Armenia~Rs cooperation with European structures and also
referred to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, confirming
Armenia~Rs willingness to resolve the problem peacefully.
Touching on the Armenian-Turkish relations, the Minister said that
Armenia is ready to establish relations without preconditions, in
concord with the IPAP provisions.
For his part, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan represented the
legislative improvements and reforms carried out in the defense sector
and military security.
NATO Ambassadors noted that Armenia has fulfilled its commitments by
the time fixed. Further steps will be taken on the basis of assessment
of the IPAP implementation process.