Only Russia, Byelorussia to help Armenia in case of attack - Karabakh war heroSeptember 20, 2012 - 12:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Should new hostilities break out, Russia and Byelorussia will be the only CSTO countries to actually help Armenia, Karabakh war hero, Major General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan said. As he further noted, “no state can provide its safety on its own.” Commenting on recently completed CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force Interaction-2012 drills in Armenia, Ter-Tadevosyan noted, “the exercises were crucial to Armenia in the sense that for the first time ever, theoretical actions were replaced by practical ones.” “The drills proved that CSTO has finally become active, with Armenia’s regional presence increasing,” he concluded. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |