FURTHER PROGRESS IN ARMENIA-NATO RELATIONS EXPECTED
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Dec 6 2010
Armenia
Head of the Armenian delegation to NATO Samvel Lazarian held a
meeting Dec. 3 with NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero.
The press service of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed
NEWS.am that Samvel Lazarian informed the top-ranking NATO official of
the completion of his mission and expressed his gratitude for effective
cooperation. Mr. Claudio Bisogniero expressed his satisfaction with
the appreciable progress in the Armenia-NATO relations over the
recent years.
The sides discussed the Lisbon Summit results, prospects for further
development of Russia-NATO relations and for implementation of
agreements.
As regards activities in Afghanistan and gradual handover of security
functions to the Afghan authorities, Mr. Claudio Bisogniero commended
the Armenian Government’s decision to double the number of servicemen
involved in the mission.
Samvel Lazarian briefed the NATO official on the agreements on the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process reached at the OSCE Summit in Astana.
NEWS.am reminds readers that RA President Serzh Sargsyan signed
an order Dec. 3 appointing Armen Yedigaryan Head of the Armenian
delegation to NATO.
From: A. Papazian
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