Currently relations between Armenia and NATO are very friendly and productiveJune 20, 2007 - 18:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Currently relations between Armenia and NATO are very friendly and productive, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian stated to a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General's Special Representative in South Caucasus Robert Simmons. V. Oskanian said the annual report of NATO indicates on positive tendencies in realizing the Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP). "During my meeting with Robert Simmons we discussed security issues, the Karabakh conflict, NATO's view on the Kosovo settlement, approaches of sides to air defense system. We have also touched the issue of enlarging Armenia's participation in peacekeeping operations of NATO," V. Oskanian said. In his part the Sec. Gen.'s Special Representative informed that during his meeting with RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan they discussed the process of IPAP realization. "We will keep on moving that direction. The program supposes cooperation not only in the security sphere, but also other fields. NATO also appreciates the role of Armenian peacekeepers," Robert Simmons underscored. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |