ARMENIA SHOULD BE READY TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY NATO PROGRAM, ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER CONSIDERSJune 28, 2003 - 19:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia should be ready to participate in any NATO program. Armenian defense minister Serge Sargsian told journalists. In his words, to cooperate with the North Atlantic Alliance it is not obligatory to be its member. "We consider enlarging our participation in "Partnership for Peace" NATO program and are ready to participate in other NATO programs," - S. Sargsian said. At the same time the minister gave a positive evaluation of "Cooperative Best Effort- 2003" military exercise held in Armenia. As he noted after the completion of the maneuvers, the fact that "the military from 19 countries managed to become a collective and to unite for the idea of sustaining peace" was one of the main results. S. Sargsian noted that the Armenian armed forces gained certain experience, too. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |