A NUMBER OF OBJECTIVE REASONS IMPEDE ARMENIA-NATO ACTIVE COOPERATIONMarch 5, 2002 - 20:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The cooperation of Armenia and NATO develops too slowly. Vahan Ovannisian, the chairman of the committee for defense issues, national security and internal affairs of the National Assembly thinks in this way. In his opinion, there are several reasons for this, the main one of which is the Turkey's membership in NATO. It is difficult for Armenia to cooperate with NATO, a member of which is Turkey, in essence, waging undeclared war against Armenia. V. Ovannisian is also worried with the fact that the other NATO members do not try to prevent the way Turkey conducts. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |