Althouth CSTO member state, Armenia admits cooperation with NATO

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia stands for development of relations with NATO member states, RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan told a news conference in Moscow. "Armenia, being a member state of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, thinks fit to develop relations with NATO," he said.



"I treat positively Georgia's aspiration to develop relations with NATO and I say "yes" to its striving for NATO membership. As to the other countries, each state should itself decide how to ensure its security," the Prime Minister said.



When touching on Armenia's role as a security guarantor in the South Caucasus, Serge Sargsyan said that Armenia is cooperating with all member states of the organization and is remarkable for its constructive stand on all issues. "Being Defense Minister and Secretary of the Security Council I took part in all CSTO sittings and I did not have the impression that our country is passive or non-constructive. We thoroughly consider all initiatives for regional security and support constructive proposals," Serge Sargsyan said, Russian media reports.