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NEITHER BAKU NOR YEREVAN CONSIDER QUESTION OF MEMBERSHIP IN NATO?
Regnum, Russia
March 12 2007
The issue of joining NATO is not on Armenia's foreign policy agenda,
Armenia's Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan told reporters today. As
a REGNUM correspondent informs, according to Oskanyan, the Individual
Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) is the key regulating document of the
bilateral relations. "Implementation of all IPAP statements takes
too much time; in this connection we intend to focus development
of our relations with NATO in the context of the program only,"
the minister said.
Commenting on the question how Armenia assesses the possibility
of Georgia entering NATO, Oskanyan said that the Armenian side had
repeatedly stated that every country resolves issues of its security
being guided by its own interests. Until the process is based on
a common dialog, there will be no negative consequences for the
region, the minister believes. "Cooperating with NATO and other
institutions, we are seeking one aim: to maximally secure regional
safety, so political dialog and cooperation are extremely important,"
Oskanyan concluded.
Speaking on prospects of Azerbaijan entering NATO, Jean Fournet,
NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy said that the
question is not on the agenda of Baku's foreign policy either. "We have
cooperation with Azerbaijan in the frameworks of IPAP. And partnership
is already a very important and stable factor," he concluded.
Regnum, Russia
March 12 2007
The issue of joining NATO is not on Armenia's foreign policy agenda,
Armenia's Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan told reporters today. As
a REGNUM correspondent informs, according to Oskanyan, the Individual
Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) is the key regulating document of the
bilateral relations. "Implementation of all IPAP statements takes
too much time; in this connection we intend to focus development
of our relations with NATO in the context of the program only,"
the minister said.
Commenting on the question how Armenia assesses the possibility
of Georgia entering NATO, Oskanyan said that the Armenian side had
repeatedly stated that every country resolves issues of its security
being guided by its own interests. Until the process is based on
a common dialog, there will be no negative consequences for the
region, the minister believes. "Cooperating with NATO and other
institutions, we are seeking one aim: to maximally secure regional
safety, so political dialog and cooperation are extremely important,"
Oskanyan concluded.
Speaking on prospects of Azerbaijan entering NATO, Jean Fournet,
NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy said that the
question is not on the agenda of Baku's foreign policy either. "We have
cooperation with Azerbaijan in the frameworks of IPAP. And partnership
is already a very important and stable factor," he concluded.