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    ArmenPress
    March 10 2004

    NATO SECRETARY GENERAL RESPONDS TO LETTER OF ARMENIAN FOREIGN
    MINISTER

    YEREVAN, MARCH 10, ARMENPRESS: NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop
    Scheffer responded to a letter by Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan
    Oskanian on the killing of an Armenian military officer in Budapest.
    In his February 20 letter, the minister expressed indignation over
    the brutal act which took place during the context of a NATO Language
    training program.
    According to the press office of the foreign ministry of Armenia,
    the NATO Secretary General expressed his profound shock at the brutal
    murder of Lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan of the Armenian Armed Forces
    and expressed his wish to convey his grief and sympathy to the family
    of the victim.
    "As you know, the appropriate Hungarian authorities are conducting
    a thorough investigation and I am confident that they will spare no
    effort to explain all the circumstances of this murder and to make
    sure that justice prevails. I will closely follow the results of this
    investigation and the due legal process which will follow," Mr. Jaap
    de Hoop Scheffer said.
    NATO Secretary General expressed his hope that this criminal
    incident will not prevent Armenia from further developing cooperation
    with NATO. He stated that the Alliance appreciates greatly Armenia's
    approach, and contribution to Partnership for Peace. "Helping build
    confidence and encouraging regional cooperation in the Caucasus
    remains an essential part of NATO's policy of Partnership and
    Cooperation," he continued.
    "Allies remain determined to work with your country towards this
    end," concluded the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty
    Organization.
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