Armenia to host CSTO Rapid Reaction Force exercise in 2011![]() January 12, 2011 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Security Council (NSC) Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan stated that Armenia will host CSTO Rapid Reaction Force exercise in October 2011. As NSC secretary told a news conference in Yerevan, operative-preventive measures to hamper crime in the territory of Armenia were taken within CSTO framework last year. “34 documents on cooperation in the sectors of security and struggle against terrorism were ratified at Moscow-hosted CSTO Council meeting on December 10, 2010,” Baghdasaryan said. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |