NATO Week Kicks Off In Armenia

NATO WEEK KICKS OFF IN ARMENIA

armradio.am
23.06.2008 15:39

"NATO week kicked off in Yerevan today. It will be conducted within
he framework of Armenia’s Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP)
with NATO.

The "NATO week" was opened at the NATO Information Center by RA Deputy
Foreign Minister Gegham Gharibjanyan, Director of the Center Ara
Tadevosyan and Executive Director of the Armenian Atlantic Association
Tevan Poghosyan.

Gegham Gharibjanyan informed that the "NATO week" in Armenia is one of
the most essential events in 2008 within the framework of Armenia-NATO
cooperation. The Deputy Foreign Minister informed that joint conference
of RA MFA and NATO dedicated to fighting cyber-terrorism will be held
in Yerevan on June 24-25.

Ara Tadevosyan presented the arrangements the NATO Information Center
will hold within the framework of the "NATO week." The presentation
of the Armenian edition of the "Opening NATO’s door" book by American
political scientist, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Ronald Asmus was held today. On June 24 the Center will organize
the meeting of NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy
Jean-Francois Bureau with students of the Departments of Journalism
and International Relations of the Yerevan State University.

On June 27 the NATO Information Center will hold the presentation of
the "Armenia-NATO: 10 years of progress" book published in Armenian
and English, will present its webpage and will sign a memorandum of
cooperation with the center of crisis information management department
of RA Ministry of Emergency Situations

Executive Director of the Armenian Atlantic Association Tevan Poghosyan
informed that on June 24 and 25 specialist of the Association will
hold an educative rally about NATO in Vanadzor, Gavar and Kapan cities.

On June 27 the Association will hold a public discussion on five
scenarios of development of Armenia-NATO relations.