NATO appreciates Armenia's reform progress

PanARMENIAN.Net - The recent developments in Armenia - rallies, disorders and imposition of state of emergency - aroused our serious concerns. We will address the issue in our consultations with Armenia, NATO Special Representative for the South Caucasus Robert Simmons told a news conference in Moscow.



"Armenia is NATO's partner state, which implements the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP). We appreciate the progress Armenia has fixed in the reform process, specifically as regards the rule of law and democracy. But there is problem over Nagorno Karabakh. NATO is not directly engaged in the settlement process but we closely watch the work carried out by the OSCE Minsk Group. Despite skirmishes at the border, we think that there are chances to resolve the conflict," Mr Simmons said, RFE/RL reports.