Armenia's relations with neighbors to be spoiled if country joins NATO

PanARMENIAN.Net - Membership to any military block can be either self-valuable, or a tribute to the fashion, Armenian President Robert Kocharian stated in an interview to SPIEGEL ONLINE. He said, Armenia's membership to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), where Russia also participates meets the security interests of the country. "For Armenia it is also important to develop relations with NATO. However, our membership to the Alliance will not provide more security for us and will represent our actions as incomprehensible. We live in a complicated region. We have constructive relations with Iran and close ties with Russia. Obviously our relations with neighbors will spoil if the country joins NATO. I am sure that it will not increase the level of our security. In other words, we are guiding ourselves by pragmatic notions," the Armenian President underscored.