NATO draws up plans for strengthening military cooperation with Armenia 

NATO draws up plans for strengthening military cooperation with Armenia

NATO has drawn up plans to strengthen military co-operation with Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Guardian writes today referring to German Spiegel news weekly which got a leaked confidential seven-page paper worked out for today’s meeting of Foreign Ministers of NATO member states in Brussels.

The paper proposed  military training for Armenia and projects in Azerbaijan aimed at securing its Caspian Sea oil and gas fields.

The document also suggests holding of joint exercises with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Moldova aimed at increasing the interoperability of their militaries with NATO, and their participation in NATO “smart defense” operations.