NATO Sec. Gen. Assessed Highly Armenia's Contribution to Alliance's Peacekeeping

PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, reports the RA MFA press office. The parties discussed the process of implementation of the Individual Partnership Action (IPAP) launched in January 2006. They also gave a positive estimation to the sitting of the Council of the North-Atlantic Alliance held in 26+1 format in June. Minister Oskanian informed that the IPAP Armenian committee responsible for the implementation of the plan held 8 sittings dedicated to the various issues.



Expressing NATO's readiness to deepen cooperation with Armenia Jaap de Hoop Scheffer strssed the importance of strengthening democratic processes in Armenia, pointing out to NATO's assistance in reformation of the defense system of the republic and assessed highly Armenia's contribution to NATO peacekeeping activities.



The interlocutors marked out the role of the Yerevan-based NATO Information Center informing the public with the Armenia-NATO cooperation. Minister Oskanian gave a high estimate to the elaboration of the Strategy of National Security formed with the assistance of the Alliance of International Consulting Group. For his part, the NATO Sec. Gen. briefed on the outcomes of the Riga Summit. The parties also referred to the Armenia-Turkey relations and the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.