SECURITY PROBLEMS IN VIEW OF SITUATION AROUND IRAQ DISCUSSED BY TREATY ON COLLECTIVE SECURITY PARTICIPANT STATESMarch 13, 2003 - 18:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Consultations of deputy ministers of foreign affairs, defense and finance of the Treaty on Collective Security participant states are held in Moscow today. The meeting participants will exchange views on a number of urgent international and regional problems within the context of the situation around Iraq. As reported by "Arka" agency, they will also consider documents to be on the agenda of the spring session of the Collective Security Council. Let us remind that the Treaty on Collective Security includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). Partner news | Armenia congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day. Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty. Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. |