CSTO and NATO Cooperation Can Strengthen International Security SystemDecember 9, 2006 - 14:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) and NATO are not antagonists and they must collaborate. The cooperation can strengthen the International Security System, says CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha . In his opinion, especially it would be important to establish an anti-drug belt around Afghanistan, strengthen the Tajik-Afghan border, and in future - to cooperate in peacekeeping, liquidate the results of emergency states of man-caused and natural character, reports Golos Rossii. CSTO consists of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. 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 | Viva-MTS-SOURCE Foundation program supports family displaced from Artsakh The Zeynalyans' daily routine and living agenda changed months after the birth of their first child, Davit. Armenia, France’s KNDS ink military cooperation agreement A military-technical cooperation agreement has been signed between the Armenian Ministry of Defense and the French military-industrial company KNDS. Iran, Russia discuss Caucasus developments Ali Bagheri Kani and Igor Khovaev, have reviewed the developments in the Caucasus region. Armenia Defense Minister travels to France A delegation headed by Defense Minister Suren Papikyan will travel to France, according to a statement from the Defense Ministry. |