Arman Kirakosyan: Armenia has no intention to join NATO
ArmRadio.am
09.03.2007 13:10
`Cooperation with NATO is part of Armenia’s security policy, but we
have no intention to join the organization,’ RA Deputy Foreign
Minister Arman Kirakosyan said at a press conference. He stressed that
Armenia will remain a member of another defense structure ` the
Collective Security Treaty Organization, simultaneously upholding the
constructive cooperation with NATO. `A vivid proof of this is the
NATO week to be held in Armenia March 12-16, as well as the fact that
CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha plans to visit Armenia one of
these days,’ Arman Kirakosyan noted.
Turning to Georgia’s accession to the North-Atlantic alliance, Mr.
Kirakosyan mentioned it has been a long aspiration and desire of our
neighbor, `As for Azerbaijan, the level of its cooperation with NATO
is the same as that of Armenia,’ the Deputy Foreign Minister added.
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