NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen highly appreciates the cooperation between NATO and the South Caucasus.

“Our cooperation with South Caucasian and Central Asian states is reflected in a new strategic concept. In the provision of the concept we have clearly noted our willing to strengthen our current cooperation and develop our new program. Thanks to this cooperation, we effectively struggle against drug smuggling. Therefore, we will pay a special attention to these relationships in the future,” Rasmussen stressed.
As to NATO’s contribution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, NATO Secretary-General said he doesn’t understand what role NATO can play in solution of the conflict.

As NEWS.am reported previously, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan did not participate in the NATO Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government in Lisbon, November 19-20.

The reason for the decision is that the draft declaration contains previous wordings on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue