Armenia's Participation in CSTO Does Not Contradict Armenia-NATO CooperationDecember 19, 2006 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's National Security strategy is a solid and good document, said Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian to a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, the strategy is completely public and open for examination. "It is based on up till now realized principles and I think the strategy will guide all of us in our future work," said Oskanian adding that there is no document, which has been discussed so publicly in Armenia. "Already several months active discussions are being carried out, the Defense Minister had meetings with all interested persons, including journalists," said Oskanian. Speaking on Armenian-Georgian relations in the given contexts, the Foreign Minister underlined that Tbilisi is a very crucial partner for Yerevan and it is necessary to build accurate relations with Georgia. In concern of Russia's participation in Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, Oskanian stressed that ArmRosGazprom deals with gas on the territory of Armenia and the second consortium is just needless. Continuing the subject of Armenian-Russian relations on the light of Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) with NATO, the Foreign Minister said that Armenia's participation in CSTO does not contradict the Armenia-NATO cooperation. "They supplement each other, and this is the main point of our complementary policy," underscored Oskanian. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |