  Nazarbayev offers to form CSTO fast response forceDecember 22, 2008 - 17:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The informal summit of CIS leaders in Astana was actually a multilateral meeting, with a number of sensational news, Central Asian News reports. The leaders agreed to form CSTO fast response force. "Existence of CSTO collective armed forces in August could sober up Georgian politicians," Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said. Besides, leaders of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia showed interest in introduction of a common currency in the CIS market.   Top stories 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). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy  Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said.Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani.POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |
