YEREVAN (ArmRadio)— “NATO and Armenia have a very reliable, steady and substantial partnership,” James Appathurai NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, said in a video message on the occasion of the NATO Week in Armenia.
According to him, the most obvious element of that long-standing cooperation is Armenia’s contribution to NATO peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo.
He pointed to other non-military fields of cooperation, such as defense education, fight against corruption, and science for peace programs. “It’s a very good two-way, mutual relationship, which benefits both parties,” he said.
“Armenia has a balanced foreign policy,” he said, adding that Armenia-NATO cooperation is in no way detrimental to Armenia’s other bilateral or multilateral relationships,” Appathurai said.
The NATO Week that kicked off in Yerevan on Monday and will continue through November 18 and will host a number of events. The event is aimed at raising awareness about Armenia-NATO relations among the society.
German Ambassador to Armenia Matthias Kiesler considers that NATO Week is yet another opportunity to discuss important issues of bilateral interest.
