YEREVAN - Armenia exercises a balanced cooperation with both the Russia-led CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) and NATO, stressed Armenia's MOD Seyran Ohanyan during the meeting with representatives of the Armenian diaspora, participants of the 5th Armenia-Diaspora Forum, Armenian News-NEWS.am reports.
Minister Ohanyan made his statement on balanced cooperation with NATO and CSTO when he was asked by the representative of the Armenian community in Iran, if the cooperation with NATO may have a negative impact on Armenia.
"I usually say to the heads of both CSTO and NATO that we are on the border of these two structures and that we need to have a very serious attitude to border guards on both sides of that border. We are trying to build on our cooperation with both sides to convey a positive experience of NATO to CSTO and a positive experience of CSTO to NATO" Seyran Ohanyan said.
The minister stressed that Armenia does not have any problems with the CSTO or NATO as all activities with both organizations are carried out on time.