NATO Intends to Cooperate with Armenia for Long TermMay 23, 2006 - 20:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The NATO intends to cooperate with Armenia for a long term, Special Representative of the NATO Secretary General for the South Caucasus Robert Simmons stated at a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, at present results of the initial 6 months of working out the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) between the NATO and Armenia are summed up. «We are content with the outcomes of our work, steps and phases of further elaboration of the Plan are outlined. Relations with Armenia are very important to the Alliance,» Simmons remarked. He reaffirmed NATO desire to open an information center in Yerevan. «However, we need to have the consent of the Armenian Government on providing a location for the mission,» Simmons said.![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |