Oskanian: From 18 December Relationship Between Armenia and NATO Will Mark New LevelDecember 15, 2005 - 17:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The concluding discussions between Armenia and NATO related to Individual Partnership Action Plan, proposed by Armenia, took place in Brussels" the Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian stated during a press conference held in Yerevan today. He also declared that if the NATO Council doesn't bring any objections till 18 December, then the document would automatically take effect. "We do not expect any objections", V. Oskanian noted. According to him, "it is expected that after 18 December the relationship between Armenia and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation will mark a new level, which presumes a more active role of Armenia in NATO programs". Asked about the creation of demarcation lines in South Caucasus in case Georgia and Azerbaijan enter NATO, Vartan Oskanian said that the creation of such lines in the region is not desirable for Armenia. He also stated that the issue of Georgia entering NATO is seriously discussed at present and it is not excluded that this could well happen within 5 or 6 years. He also said that the issue of Azerbaijan membership in NATO was not at stake. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |