RA will be freed from non-operational weapons and military equipment thanks to NATO

The Standing Committee on Defense and Security Affairs of the RA National Assembly discussed the draft law “On ratifying the agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the NATO Security and Supply Organization on cooperation support” at its session today.

First Deputy Minister of Defense Artak Zakaryan reminded that the agreement was signed on July 17, 2017, in Luxembourg and Brussels. 

The agreement defines the legal framework for cooperation support between RA and NSPO, NATO’s security and supply organization. As a result of the adoption of the bill, the procedures for the entry into force of the agreement “between the Republic of Armenia and the NATO Security and Supply Organization on Cooperation Support” will be ensured.

The first project planned within the framework of the agreement is the project for the demilitarization and dismantling of the weapons, military equipment of the RA Ministry of Defense, which has expired in RA, as well as the awareness and education program of the RA Ministry of Defense, which has become obsolete in RA, with the financing of the donor country, Germany, within the framework of the NATO “Trust” fund, and the educational program worth about 1.3 million euros. Chairman of the Standing Committee Koryun Nahapetyanemphasized the importance of the project and noted that it is in Armenia’s interest to get rid of non-operational weapons and military equipment. The agreement received a positive conclusion.