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Katherine Leach: NATO supports first of all the countries which were
behind the iron curtain
arminfo
Saturday, April 14, 13:17
NATO supports first of all the countries which were behind the iron
curtain, as these countries most of all need cooperation and
protection, the UK Ambassador to Armenia Katherine Leach said at a
conference "NATO and the New Developments in the World" on Friday. She
added that the cooperation and the support should be bilateral.
Katherine Leach said that NATO was created to maintain peace and
stability in the world during the cold war. She stressed that NATO
focuses on collective defense, collective security, as well as on
overcoming the crises and fighting the terrorism.
She said that NATO's operation in Afghanistan showed that not
everything in the Alliance's actions was right. During the NATO Summit
in Chicago in May 2012, the Alliance will try to distribute the
obligations among the member countries, as the cooperation should not
be static. She added that NATO is also ready to cooperate with Russia,
however, it will naturally long.
The ambassador also pointed out NATO's willingness to cooperate with
its southern neighbors, whose support is necessary, particularly,
during the conflicts in the region. After the so-called "Arab spring",
much has changed, she said. Libya's example demonstrated how
effectively NATO can work. She added that the North Atlantic Alliance
is also going to cooperate with Qatar, the UAE and Australia, which
may become reliable partners of NATO in many spheres.
From: A. Papazian
behind the iron curtain
arminfo
Saturday, April 14, 13:17
NATO supports first of all the countries which were behind the iron
curtain, as these countries most of all need cooperation and
protection, the UK Ambassador to Armenia Katherine Leach said at a
conference "NATO and the New Developments in the World" on Friday. She
added that the cooperation and the support should be bilateral.
Katherine Leach said that NATO was created to maintain peace and
stability in the world during the cold war. She stressed that NATO
focuses on collective defense, collective security, as well as on
overcoming the crises and fighting the terrorism.
She said that NATO's operation in Afghanistan showed that not
everything in the Alliance's actions was right. During the NATO Summit
in Chicago in May 2012, the Alliance will try to distribute the
obligations among the member countries, as the cooperation should not
be static. She added that NATO is also ready to cooperate with Russia,
however, it will naturally long.
The ambassador also pointed out NATO's willingness to cooperate with
its southern neighbors, whose support is necessary, particularly,
during the conflicts in the region. After the so-called "Arab spring",
much has changed, she said. Libya's example demonstrated how
effectively NATO can work. She added that the North Atlantic Alliance
is also going to cooperate with Qatar, the UAE and Australia, which
may become reliable partners of NATO in many spheres.
From: A. Papazian