Armenia's Participation in CSTO Does Not Contradict Armenia-NATO Cooperation

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's National Security strategy is a solid and good document, said Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian to a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, the strategy is completely public and open for examination. "It is based on up till now realized principles and I think the strategy will guide all of us in our future work," said Oskanian adding that there is no document, which has been discussed so publicly in Armenia. "Already several months active discussions are being carried out, the Defense Minister had meetings with all interested persons, including journalists," said Oskanian.



Speaking on Armenian-Georgian relations in the given contexts, the Foreign Minister underlined that Tbilisi is a very crucial partner for Yerevan and it is necessary to build accurate relations with Georgia. In concern of Russia's participation in Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, Oskanian stressed that ArmRosGazprom deals with gas on the territory of Armenia and the second consortium is just needless. Continuing the subject of Armenian-Russian relations on the light of Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) with NATO, the Foreign Minister said that Armenia's participation in CSTO does not contradict the Armenia-NATO cooperation. "They supplement each other, and this is the main point of our complementary policy," underscored Oskanian.