‘COOPERATION WITH USA AND NATO IS COMPONENT OF ARMENIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY’
AZG Armenian Daily #101, 03/06/2005
Cooperation
Serge Sargsian, RA defense minister, said during the meeting with
senator Norm Coleman that “though we don’t put the issue of membership
to NATO on the agenda of our foreign policy, the cooperation with
the US and NATO is a component of our national security.” Serge
Sargsian said that Armenia develops relations with both European NATO
member countries and the countries that are not the members of this
organization. Armenia cooperates in the military sphere with Russia
and other members of CSTO.
“The cooperation with NATO has increased for several times,”
Mr. Sargsian said. “I know that the efficiency of the Armenian armed
forces is quite high. I have talked with the defense-evaluating
specialists that have quite a positive opinion about the Armenian
armed forces. I come to realize what we need to do to develop the
Armenian-American relations,” Senator Coleman said.