Armenpress News Agency , Armenia Wednesday Armenian delegates give worthy response to Azerbaijani provocations in NATO PA sitting YEREVAN, MAY 31, ARMENPRESS. During the committee discussions of NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s spring sitting the Azerbaijani delegates have continuously displayed a provocative behavior, head of the Armenian delegation to NATO PA, Republican faction lawmaker Koryun Nahapetyan told a press conference on May 31, speaking about the May 26-29 NATO PA sitting in Tbilisi. “The Azerbaijanis were speaking about the same topics which you are very well familiar with. They were speaking about the so-called occupation of their territories all the time. These were responded by clear clarifications by us. We said that it is Azerbaijan which has occupied the Armenian lands: Shahumyan, Getashen, Martunashen. We also noted that our goal is not to respond to the Azerbaijani delegation’s provocative behavior at all. We clearly proceeded from the agenda which was scheduled within the framework of NATO PA’s different committees”, Nahapetyan said. He added that in the PA’s defense and security committee, he asked a question to Georgia’s defense minister regarding the battle-worthiness of Georgia’s armed forces and their actions aimed at complying their military with NATO standards. A question was raised also on expenditures on transitioning to a professional army. “In the defense and security committee, we also raised a question on the consequences of Islamic State terrorist organization’s actions. We have stated that the Islamic State is an equal threat to not only NATO member states, but also partnership countries”, Nahapetyan said. Georgia’s FM delivered a speech in the NATO PA’s political committee, and the Armenian delegate asked a question regarding Georgia’s foreign policy agenda and relations with NATO, as well as Armenian-Georgian ties. Nahapetyan highlighted the plenary session of the assembly, where Georgia’s president, prime minister and speaker of parliament delivered speeches. “I would like to especially highlight NATO deputy secretary general Rose Gottemoeller’s report, which was followed by a Q&A. We used our opportunity to address a question. The question was in regard to prospects of enhancing NATO’s Partnership for Peace program. The deputy secretary general praised the Armenia-NATO partnership relations, mentioning that recently high level mutual visits are taking place and the Armenia-NATO partnership ties are being discussed”, he said. Gottemoeller welcomed the Armenian delegation’s proposal. She said she will discuss this issue in detail in the NATO HQ and they will respond shortly.