Armenia’s Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan today received NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina Piriz.

As reported the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defense, during the meeting, Minister Karapetyan presented the security situation created after the cessation of hostilities in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the current threats and mentioned the role that Turkey (NATO member state) played in the 44-day war unleashed against Artsakh which reduced trust in NATO for maintenance of stability and peace in the region.

The interlocutors also discussed issues related to regional security and the prospects for the Armenia-NATO cooperation.