Armenia's Participation in CSTO Does Not Contradict Armenia-NATO CooperationDecember 19, 2006 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's National Security strategy is a solid and good document, said Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian to a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, the strategy is completely public and open for examination. "It is based on up till now realized principles and I think the strategy will guide all of us in our future work," said Oskanian adding that there is no document, which has been discussed so publicly in Armenia. "Already several months active discussions are being carried out, the Defense Minister had meetings with all interested persons, including journalists," said Oskanian. Speaking on Armenian-Georgian relations in the given contexts, the Foreign Minister underlined that Tbilisi is a very crucial partner for Yerevan and it is necessary to build accurate relations with Georgia. In concern of Russia's participation in Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, Oskanian stressed that ArmRosGazprom deals with gas on the territory of Armenia and the second consortium is just needless. Continuing the subject of Armenian-Russian relations on the light of Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) with NATO, the Foreign Minister said that Armenia's participation in CSTO does not contradict the Armenia-NATO cooperation. "They supplement each other, and this is the main point of our complementary policy," underscored Oskanian. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |