10 ՄԱՐՏ 2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian and Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanian attended the North Atlantic Council Session in 28+1 format on March 9 held at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, reports the Information and Public Relations Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, ambassadors of NATO 28 member-states, NATO senior officials and heads of defence institutions were also present at the session.
According to NATO official website, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanian for talks on the partnership between the Alliance and Yerevan. The Secretary General thanked Armenia for its contributions to NATO’s missions in Afghanistan and Kosovo.
In his speech, Nalbandian addressed the cooperation between Armenia and NATO assessing the results of the cooperation effective and positive. He then presented the results of the referendum on constitutional reforms held in Armenia in December, 2015.
In his turn, Seyran Ohanian spoke about the reforms in the defence sphere, the expansion of opportunities in the area of military education, in this context emphasizing the role of NATO.
“The two Ministers also met with the North Atlantic Council for an exchange of views on Armenia’s cooperation with the Alliance and regional security. The Secretary General welcomed Armenia’s commitment to the NATO Building Integrity Programme and the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325.
Mr. Stoltenberg also highlighted Armenia’s sustained cooperation with NATO in the areas of defence reforms, enhanced interoperability, defence education reform and civil emergency planning. Armenia has been a NATO partner for over 20 years, developing political dialogue with Allies and cooperating on democratic, institutional, and defence reforms,” writes the official of the alliance.
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