On May 28 in Brussels Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Defense Minister Seiran Ohanian participated in the meeting of North-Atlantic Council in 26+1 (NATO member states plus Armenia) format.

At the meeitng, Ambassadors of NATO member countries, discussed the Assessment document of the Armenian-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan Program (IPAP).
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and the Defense Minister Seiran Ohanian spoke at a meeting.

Minister Nalbandian said in his speech that Armenia regards IPAP as a leading format of cooperation with the Alliance. Head of Armenian Diplomacy presented to the Ambassadors of the NATO member states the cooperation of Armenia with European structures. While speaking on Nagorno Karabakh peace process, Minister Nalbandian reiterated Armenian position to solve the question by the means of negotiations. Touching upon Armenian-Turkish relations, Minister Nalbandian pointed out that Armenia is ready to normalize relations with its neighbor without any preconditions. Minister noted that the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations it’s one of the IPAP goals.
In his speech Defense Minister Seiran Ohanian presented the process of reforms in the defense sphere, the measures undertaken to review strategy of military security and steps directed to the interoperability development. Defense Minister Seiran Ohanian also spoke legislative changes in  military sphere.
Ambassadors of NATO member countries noted in their speeches that Armenia has carried out the IPAP goals in accordance to the schedule and expressed readiness of their countries to continue supporting Armenia in the process of reforms.
On the basis of the results of the assessment, steps will be undertaken in order to make relevant changes in Armenian-NATO IPAP.
Armenian delegation also met with the NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero.
  On May 29th , Minister Nalbandian will leave for Moscow on a two-day visit at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.