Armenia builds its foreign policy by juxtaposing interests of forces involved in region, president Sargsyan says
25.09.2014,
19:22
Armenia has always built its foreign policy based on juxtaposition of the interests of forces involved in the region and different systems rather than on creating dividing lines, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said when delivering a lecture at the University of Columbia in New York, United States, Sargsyan’s press office reported.
YEREVAN, September 25. / ARKA /. Armenia has always built its foreign policy based on juxtaposition of the interests of forces involved in the region and different systems rather than on creating dividing lines, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said when delivering a lecture at the University of Columbia in New York, United States, Sargsyan’s press office reported.
Sargsyan is in New York to attend the 69th session of the UN General Assembly.
The president said Armenia and Russia are strategic partners, and the Armenian-Russian treaty on mutual assistance, along with Armenia's membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization is one of the pillars of Armenia’s security.
He added that parallel to this, through cooperation with NATO Armenia is contributing to international security and stability, both within its individual plan of action as well as through participation in peacekeeping missions.
According to him, Armenia attaches great importance to the continuous development of friendly partnership with the United States.
"Today we are negotiating simplification of visa regime. We appreciate the assistance provided to Armenia by the United States. Forty-two states have recognized the Armenian Genocide, and in recent years a number of states have recognized also the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh and its people's right to live in freedom," he said.
According to Sargsyan, the strong Armenian community in the United States is a driving force in the development of the Armenian-American relations. -0-
