Armenia urged to join NATO

Head of the European Committee for NATO Development Günther Fehlinger called on Armenia to join the North Atlantic Alliance. “Nikol Pashinyan, I urge Armenia to join NATO. Joe Biden will protect Armenia,” the appeal says. This is reported by the publication "Minval.az". There is no confirmation of this information from other sources.

Recall that in April of this year, the US Department of Defense included Armenia among the 26 countries whose troops took part in the Defender 23 exercises. In response to Moscow's comments about waiting for clarifications, the secretary of the ruling increase the combat capability of their Armed Forces”, while maintaining warm friendly relations with all strategic partners.

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