Armenia presents Individual Partnership Action Plan

Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian visited NATO HQ on 16 June topresent a proposal for deeper cooperation between his country and NATO,in the form of an Individual Partnership Action Plan.

Mr. Oskanian met for talks with NATO Secretary General Jaap de HoopScheffer and presented Armenia’s proposed Plan to the North AtlanticCouncil.

Better support for reforms

Developed on a two-year basis, Individual Partnership Actions Plans(IPAPs) are designed to bring together all the various cooperationmechanisms through which a partner country interacts with the Alliance,sharpening the focus of activities to better support their domesticreform efforts.

In November 2004, Georgia became thefirst country to have an IPAP with NATO. IPAPs with Azerbaijan, Moldovaand Uzbekistan are currently under development.

Armenia’s proposal will now be reviewed by the North Atlantic Council.