Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to Take Part in NATO Summit in Warsaw

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is going to participate in the upcoming NATO Summit in Warsaw, the president’s press service said in a statement on Thursday.

YEREVAN (Sputnik) — On July 8-9, NATO will hold a Summit in Warsaw, Poland to discuss boosting the alliance’s military presence in Eastern Europe, counterterrorism, Afghanistan and defense budgeting, among other topics.

"On July 8, President Serzh Sargsyan will conduct a working visit to the Republic of Poland where he will participate at the meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the NATO member and non-member states related to the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan. The meeting will be held in framework of the NATO Summit," the statement read.

The Armenian president is also going to hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit.

Armenia takes part in the NATO Resolute Support mission to train, advise and assist Afghan security forces launched on January 1, 2015 as a follow-up on the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) combat mission, which completed at the end of 2014. Armenia also participated in ISAF mission sending up to 131 soldiers to Afghanistan.