Global geopolitical shifts are shaping new realities — with new security challenges and a competitive agenda. These changes require not only an adequate response but also deeper integration into the international security system. This was stated by the head of the Armenian National Assembly delegation, Andranik Kocharyan, at the 108th Rose-Roth Seminar of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Yerevan.
“In this context, the key role of the Armenia-NATO partnership is particularly important,” he noted, adding that discussions are currently underway on adopting a new cooperation document — the “Individually Tailored Partnership” program.
According to him, Armenia’s involvement in cooperation with NATO covers several strategic areas: reforms in the defense and security system, enhancing transparency in governance, strengthening civilian oversight, military education and exchanges, as well as participation in international peacekeeping missions.
“These relations are of particular importance in today’s multipolar, unpredictable, and often unstable world, becoming an essential pillar of security and sustainable development,” Kocharyan emphasized.
In his view, alongside commitment to shared values, it is also important to systematically strengthen internal resilience. “In this regard, we attach special importance to active efforts against hybrid threats, disinformation, and various manipulations in the information environment,” he said.
Armenia, Kocharyan noted, faces the targeted use of disinformation propaganda aimed at undermining trust in democratic institutions, manipulating public sentiment, and disrupting state policy.
According to him, in the context of countering these threats, not only raising public awareness and digital literacy, and promoting the development of media and civil society are important, but also exchanging international experience in the fields of civil protection and information security.
“In light of these challenges, I would also like to recall that at NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly spring session held this May in Dayton, it was clearly emphasized that hybrid wars, disinformation, and cyberattacks are no longer accompanying phenomena but fundamental threats to national and international security. Therefore, Armenia’s participation in neutralizing these threats is not only relevant but also vital,” he said.