  Jean-Francious Bureau: partner country decides on NATO membership bid June 15, 2010 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It’s up to the partner country to decide on NATO membership bid, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Jean-Francious Bureau said when commenting on the possibility of Armenia’s membership in NATO. “The NATO is interested in raising public awareness of Armenian citizens about the Alliance’s activity, as Armenia participates in NATO’s peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and Afghanistan,” he said. Mr. Bureau also added that conduction of NATO weeks helps Armenia get closer to the Alliance.   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
