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NATO Possible Forum for Solving Armenia-Turkey Problems

Pan Armenian
29.10.2005 05:32 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ IPAP is called an Individual Partnership Action
Plan as each country proceeds from its own interests when working
it out. NATO SecGen's Special Representative for the South Caucasus
and Central Asia Robert Simmons stated it addressing a round table
organized by Center for Strategic Analysis Spectrum. "For example,
Georgia has underscored it wishes to become a NATO member and works
for it. An advantage of the IPAP is that countries choose exactly what
fits their interests best. It is the country that chooses priorities
in cooperation with the NATO," Simmons remarked. In his words, the
IPAP provides for NATO member states providing assistance to partners
for attaining their goals.

R. Simmons assessed NATO involvement in the South Caucasus and Central
Asia as positive. "NATO involvement in the South Caucasus may benefit
security of the three countries of the region. It is very important
that the relations between NATO partners to normalize and attention
should focus on peacekeeping missions and multilateral military
force participation in those actions," the NATO senior representative
said. For example NATO participation helped solve the conflict between
Russia and Georgia, he remarked. When commenting on Armenian-Turkish
relations, Mr. Simmons stated, "We know Armenia has serious problems
with Turkey. Turkey is a NATO member, however we consider the NATO
should be used as a forum to solve the problems available."

Besides, R. Simmons emphasized that working out an information program
was a very important component of NATO-Armenia cooperation. The
mandate of the NATO Liaison Officer in the South Caucasus provides
for information activities as well. Thus societies of the countries
of the region, including Armenia, should be well informed of
NATO activities and cooperation of the partner states with the
Alliance. For that purpose visits of representatives of partner
states to NATO Headquarters in Brussels are organized, as well as
NATO representatives visit the region. Besides, it is agreed to open
an Information Center in the South Caucasus, R. Simmons added.

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