Armenia Leader, NATO Envoy Discuss Ties

ARMENIA LEADER, NATO ENVOY DISCUSS TIES

Mediamax
October 20, 2008 Monday
Armenia

Yerevan, October 20. NATO welcomes and supports Armenia’s determination
in the issue of normalizing relations with Turkey.

As Mediamax was told in the press service of the Armenian president,
the special representative of the NATO secretary-general in Central
Asia and the South Caucasus, Robert Simmons, said this today during
his meeting with the Armenian President Serzh Sargsian [Sargsyan].

The Armenian president stated that European direction continues
remaining one of Yerevan’s foreign policy priorities, and cooperation
with NATO is one of its most important elements. According to Serzh
Sargsian [Sargsyan], Armenia considers its cooperation with the
North-Atlantic alliance a component for providing the country’s
security.

Robert Simmons highly assessed Armenia’s cooperation with NATO and
noted the presence of good perquisites for its further development.

The interlocutors exchanged opinions concerning the issues of providing
regional stability and security, the settlement of the Nagornyy
Karabakh conflict and the recent developments in Armenian-Turkish
relations.