  Armenia developed cooperation with CSTO, NATO in 2008January 24, 2009 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia was dynamically developing military cooperation with international organizations in 2008, the RA Defense Minister said. "Jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs we have submitted a report on implementation of the NATO IPAP, which was appreciated highly in Brussels. NATO was also pleased with the level of conduction of Cooperative Longbow/Lancer 2008 exercise," Seyran Ohanyan told a news conference today. "The Armenian peacekeepers completed their mission in Iraq. The number of our servicemen in Kosovo reached 70," he said. Minister Ohanyan also informed that Armenia will complete formation of its peacekeeping force by 2012.   Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |
