ArmInfo. Over the past years, Armenia has continued successful cooperation with NATO. This opinion was expressed by Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakyanian on March 15 on the margins of the discussion on "Women, Peace and Security: International and Armenian Practice". Mnatsakanyan thanked the special representative of NATO Secretary General Claire Hutchinson, who is on a visit to Armenia within the framework of "NATO Week in Armenia" and highly appreciated her participation in the discussion.According to the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, the minister said that today a strong agenda has been formed with NATO, the driving force of which is the Individual Partnership Action Plan, as well as the National Action Plan of the Government of Armenia for 2019-2021 to implement the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 "Women , peace and security. " "Next year we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 1325.
Unfortunately, the world has not improved so far, in many parts of the world people continue to face a reality in which violence, discrimination and hatred reign," he said. .According to the Foreign Minister, women have an important role in implementing changes aimed at ensuring peace and security. Security efforts, as the minister pointed out, are more resilient if women appear as equal partners in the prevention of violence and the provision of assistance. In this context, as Mnatsakanyan noted, the stable participation of women in conflict resolution is not just a step towards gender equality, but an instrument for peace and development.