Armenia's security is integral part of international security systemMay 15, 2007 - 19:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Being located at the turn of interests of West and East, North and South, Europe and Asia, Russia, USA and the European Union, the South Caucasian region experiences influence of rivalry and coupling of those interests. In this respect the sphere of providing security and the processes that take place here, are significantly politicized and become vitally important for the countries of this region, Defense Minister of Armenia Michael Haroutyunyan stated. He said, influence of those international military-political processes has significantly grown recently, in the result of which activities of interested parties, superpowers, security systems became more intense in the region. It is conditioned by globalizing the fight against terrorism, the on-going military operations in the Middle East, NATO and EU enlargement processes, integration in the framework of CIS-CSTO, as well as global-economic factors of development and enlargement of energy market and energy supply, financial processes, transport and communication-informational infrastructures and the stream of spreading high technologies. The RA Defense Minister underlined Armenia is involved in the above-mentioned regional and international processes. "We view the construction of secure future of our country in the context of regional and international security, since Armenia's security has not only domestic measuring, but is also an integral part of the international security system. In this aspect the strategy of providing Armenia's security and issues connected with that task, basing on national and democratic values, is aimed at international, including regional integration. Analyses and predictions of the above-mentioned multicomponent processes and basic factor, which form the environment of regional security are very important, since Armenia lives and develops namely in that environment," Michael Haroutyunyan said, "Krasnaya Zvezda" reports. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |