Present-day NATO has nothing in common with the Alliance that existed after cold warJune 15, 2010 - 13:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The present-day NATO has nothing in common with the Alliance that existed after the cold war, a senior NATO official said. “Today, NATO is charged with the task to secure stability in Balkans and Afghanistan, combat terrorism and piracy, cooperate with other internationals organizations,” Jean-Francious Bureau, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, said during the seminar on Improving Public Perceptions on NATO Operations and Security/Defense Sector Reform. He emphasized that the Alliance is developing in two dimensions: military and political, the priority of public diplomacy being to raise awareness about the Alliance and its activity. The main lesson the Alliance derived from Kosovo and Afghanistan is that NATO should not conduct similar missions without clearly understanding the interests of the population, according to Mr. Bureau. He also informed that in November 2010 NATO is expected to approve the Alliance’s new strategic concept, which covers all future plans and actions. “Civil society representatives were also engaged in the concept development process, what proves that NATO is willing to listen to the public opinion before taking new decisions. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. |