Russian Defense Minister to visit ArmeniaSeptember 17, 2012 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 18, Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov will arrive in Armenia to attend Interaction – 2012 CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF) military exercise. Interaction – 2012 CSTO CRRF military drills were launched Sept. 15 at Marshal Baghramyan firing ground in Armenia. As Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan stated at the opening ceremony, the exercise is held in line with CSTO combat training plan for 2012. The drills aim to form an addition to CSTO’s Collective Rapid Reaction Forces currently listing 20000 people. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |