 CSTO general staff chiefs vow to boost organization’s military capacity August 28, 2012 - 22:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has vowed to "seriously boost" its military capacity, organization’s general secretary said Tuesday, Aug. 28. CSTO General Secretary Nikolai Bordyuzha noted after Moscow meeting of CSTO chiefs of general staffs that CSTO Council meeting will be held in December, 2012. "Development of the military component of the CSTO will be in focus of the December meeting," the secretary said. "And today's discussion led to many decisions, which will likewise be submitted to the presidents for approval. If today's decisions are approved, this organization will take a very big step forward in terms of strengthening of the force component of this international institution," Bordyuzha said. The general secretary did not specify precisely what decisions were made, eurasianet.org reported citing RIA Novosti. Partner news  Top stories “The above mentioned NGOs’ participation in the forum is only possible as a part of Azerbaijani delegation,” ANP said. The military academy will be named after legendary commanders of Armenian origin Alexander Suvorov and Valerian Mandatov. French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh. Last month, renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say was also handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence for blasphemy.   Partner news |  Latest news 17 Pakistani children burnt to death as school bus explodes  Many vehicles in energy-starved Pakistan are powered by relatively cheap compressed natural gas and cylinder blasts are common.Radiation leak reported after incident at Japanese lab Researchers and others who were engaged in experiments and other work at the laboratory may have been exposed to radiation.Islamist group Boko Haram camps destroyed in Nigeria Some 2,000 soldiers were deployed to the region last week, in the biggest campaign to date against Boko Haram.U.S. says Syria conflict threatens Lebanon’s stability Syria has been locked in an increasingly bloody civil war since demonstrations broke out against the Assad regime in March 2011. |
