YEREVAN. – Armenia is the 21at country contributing to peacekeeping operation of NATO in Afghanistan, UK Ambassador to Armenia Katherine Leach said during “New security challenges and NATO” conference held in Yerevan on Thursday.

Since Armenia's independence, the country has displayed its aspiration to build constructive cooperation with NATO. The diplomat underscored Armenia's contribution to peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and Afghanistan.

The Ambassador is confident that Armenia takes seriously all possibilities for cooperation and continues to use every opportunity.
 
Speaking about the current level of interaction between Russia and NATO, the British diplomat mentioned NATO-Russia Council, stressing necessity of transformation of bilateral relations.