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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska in Yerevan on Thursday to discuss the development of cooperation between Armenia and the alliance.
According to a statement from the prime minister’s office, the talks focused on strengthening the Armenia-NATO partnership and broader cooperation on regional security and stability.
Pashinyan emphasised that Armenia places importance on working with international partners, including NATO, in advancing security and stability in the South Caucasus, the statement said.
NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska welcomed the ongoing partnership between NATO and Armenia and thanked the prime minister for what she described as a productive exchange.
The discussions also covered recent regional developments following the signing of a joint declaration by Pashinyan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and U.S President Donald Trump at a trilateral summit in Washington in August.
In this context, the two sides exchanged views on efforts to unblock regional transport links, including the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) and Armenia’s Crossroads of Peace initiative.
Earlier in the day, Shekerinska held separate meetings in Yerevan with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan and Defence Minister Suren Papikyan.
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