ARMENIA-NATO COOPERATION NOT TO REPLACE COOPERATION WITH CSTO

PanARMENIAN.Net - CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha said he does not see any ground for statements that "Armenia is reviewing its participation in the CSTO." On the contrary, Armenia is one of the active members of our organization. It is true that the country cooperates with the U.S. and NATO. However the cooperation within the CSTO is the basis of Armenia's security. Both Defense Minister Serge Sargsian and President Robert Kocharian said it for many times", N. Bordyuzha said. At the same time Rossiyskie Vesti newspaper commented on the Armenia-NATO and Armenia-CSTO relations in an article titled "They make zombie of Armenia". The newspaper cites the statement by NATO Special Representative for South Caucasus Robert Simmons, who said that Armenia can count on NATO's support if expresses desire to free itself from the Russian bases on its territory. "West has been for a long time exerting efforts to gain over Armenia. For this purpose some military-political changes in the region are used. The fact is that official Yerevan views Turkey as a threat and respectively anchors hopes with Moscow and the Russian troops. However presently Turkey is aspired for the EU and consequently wished to appear in the best possible light. In the opinion of some Armenian analysts, the Armenian leadership does not consider Ankara to be an enemy and does not view Russia as the only possible ally", the newspaper writes, Mediamax agency reports.