CSTO to set up joint air and missile defense system![]() December 4, 2012 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A joint air and missile defense system will be established by Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states, chief of the general staff of Russian armed forces said. As Valery Gerasimov noted at meeting with military attachés, the CSTO aims to reform collective troops and in the long run create a joint anti-aircraft/anti-missile system, Voice of Russia reported. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |