Sargsyan: Armenia Participation in CSTO Country Security ConstituentDecember 1, 2005 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - November 29 the 11th closed session of Secretaries of Security Councils of CSTO countries was held in Moscow. After the session Secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan told journalists that matters of military and technical cooperation and fight against terror and drug business were discussed at the meeting. «Gathering each 6 months we exchange views over the military and political situation in the region, security threats and we try to take collective steps to eliminate these threats. I have stated many times Armenia's participation in the CSTO is a security constituent of our country. This is not only very actual, but also useful,» the Armenian Defense Minister said. It should be noted that during the meeting of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils the issue of working out a joint program for struggle against terrorist networks in the region was discussed. November 30 a meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers and CIS Council of Defense Ministers was held, reported the Yerkir newspaper. 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 | 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. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |