ArmInfo. NATO is not considering Armenia joining the alliance, and Yerevan has not applied for membership NATO told Isvestia.
NATO refuted the statement by Gunther Fehlinger, Chair of European Committee for NATO Enlargement, who urged Armenia to join NATO.
Mr. Fehlinger has no official connection with NATO. He is not a NATO employee, his views and opinions are his own and do not reflect the views of the alliance, a NATO spokesman said.
As regards Eagle Partner 2023, the NATO spokesman said that it is a programme of bilateral cooperation between NATO and third countries, including Armenia, which joined the programme as far back as 1994.