NATO and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are not adversaries. They are security systems with their interests, which are of benefit to nations, RA President Serzh Sargsyan stated in his interview with the Ukraine-based “Profil” magazine.

According to him, Armenia manages to combine its CSTO membership with cooperation with NATO. “It turns out to been on good terms with the USA on the one hand and with Iran on the other hand, with Russia on the one hand and with Georgia on the other hand. It is because we are implementing a sincere policy. We are not trying to take any advantage of disagreements between other nations. Common interests of the USA and Russia are the best thing for us,” Sargsyan said.

“We are cooperating with NATO under the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP), which enables us to apply NATO’s extensive experience and take part in peacemaking missions. Cooperation with NATO enables us to modernize our army, implement reforms and seek the right ways of forming security systems. My speaking so favorably about NATO does not at all mean Armenia is going to join NATO. No, being a CSTO member and not seeing positive results of cooperation with NATO would mean showing the mentality of the cold war age,” Sargsyan said.