CSTO Sec-Gen: Armenia is Russia’s ally in all possible meanings July 6, 2011 - 14:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolay Bordyuzha presented CSTO’s reaction in case of resumption of hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone. “I want to quote Russian President Dmitry Medvedev who said that Armenia is Russia’s ally in all possible meanings,” Bordyuzha told journalists in Yerevan, where he arrived to take part in a meeting of coordination council on combating illegal drug traffic. “I do not want to go into detail, taking into consideration the sensitivity of the issue,” he said, reminding that “the conflicting sides are involved in complicated talks.” Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |