“When touching upon Armenia-NATO relations, I want to cite a passage from my recent conversation with the defense minister: We have a perfect cooperation in numerous spheres; the progress is significant,” James Appathurai, NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, said at a press conference held at NATO Information Center in Armenia.
The official thanked Armenia for its contribution in the Alliance’s operations held in Afghanistan and Kosovo. In Mr.Appathurai’s words, a meeting of the defense ministers of the respective countries having military units in Afghanistan is to set to be held in Brussels, with the attendance of Armenia’s defense minister. He informed that among numerous issues, the meeting will also address the issue of slightly increasing the peacekeeping troops in Afghanistan.
“In many spheres Armenia-NATO cooperation is in line with a broader fretwork agreement,” the official added.