June 12, 2009 - 14:15 AMT
Armenian, Azeri Defense Ministers meet in Brussels
At their meeting in Brussels on June 11, Defense Ministers of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council looked ahead on how to further the EAPC potential as an essential forum of transatlantic dialogue. They also had an opportunity to share ideas on how to improve the mechanisms developed in the framework of the Partnership for Peace (PfP) Program.

Allies reiterated their commitment to support efforts aimed at enhancing military interoperability with Partners and to further improve the tools developed to facilitate practical cooperation, including NATO's continued assistance to defense reforms in many Partner countries. Ministers agreed that ensuring that our forces are interoperable and have the right capabilities is essential to our common success.

As reported by RA Defense Ministry, on the sidewalks of the meeting, Minister Seyran Ohanyan met with his Georgian, Romanian and Azerbaijani counterparts to discuss issues of mutual interest.