Armenia-NATO collaboration in ISAF format becoming closer
24.10.2009 18:22 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On October 23, RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan
participated in Bratislava meeting of Defense Ministers in ISAF
format. The meeting was attended by Afghanistan Defend Minister, UNO
Secretary General’s representative, EU Supreme Commissioner on public
security and defense issues.
The meeting was opened by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh
Rasmussen, who welcomed RA Defense Minister and expressed his
intention to continue collaboration with Armenia in Afghanistan issue.
Participating Defense Ministers agreed with the necessity of
transitional strategy, the need to progressively hand over lead
security responsibility to the Afghan Army and Afghan Police,
governance improvement and determination of Afghanistan border with
neighboring countries, RA Defense Ministry press service reported.