Armenia's cooperation in CSTO framework and relations with NATO supplement each otherMay 15, 2007 - 19:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today there is no issue of becoming a NATO member-state in Armenia's foreign agenda, RA Defense Minister Michael Haroutyunyan stated. He said, possibilities of coupling and relevantly synchronous, proportional development of security policy in both directions - NATO and CSTO, are conditioned with common tasks, which stand in front of these two security systems, common approaches to neutralize security threats, presence of common interests. "Today it is becoming obvious that in order to settle security problems in their influence zones both CSTO and NATO added to their arsenal principally similar approaches and global scale and actuality of international threats moved aside existing differences, making the sides more and more widen frames of cooperation. Following the course of complimentary policy, within the limits of our possibilities we are trying to create a field of constructive cooperation between interested states and security systems, guiding ourselves by common interests and assisting alleviation of existing differences. We can say that Armenia's cooperation in the framework of CSTO and cooperation with NATO do not contradict each other, just the opposite, they supplement each other, creating additional guarantees for security both for our country and the whole region," Michael Haroutyunyan said, "Krasnaya Zvezda" reports. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |