CSTO forces maneuvers to be held Sep 3-8 in 2012![]() February 27, 2012 - 20:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In accordance with the plan on holding joint activities of military preparation of governing bodies and formation of forces and means of CSTO collective security systems for 2012, Armenia will host CSTO joint exercise of collective rapid reaction forces (CRRF) from September 3-8, 2012. From February 28-March 1, Yerevan will host first staff talks with the participation of delegations from the CSTO member states, CSTO Secretariat and Joint Staff. Monitoring of preparation and conduction of maneuvers is conducted by Armenian Defense Ministry. Guiding staff is determined by the Armenian side in coordination with CSTO Joint Staff comprising representatives from Defense Ministries, interested ministries and agencies of CSTO member-states, CRRF National Contingent Commanders and CSTO member-sate armed forces. 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 |