FORUM OF SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARIES OF TREATY ON COLLECTIVE SECURITY PARTICIPANT COUNTRIES OPENING IN BISHKEKDecember 9, 2002 - 19:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 5-th sitting of the committee of security council secretaries of the Treaty on Collective Security (TCS) participant counties will open in Bishkek December 10-11. As the Armenian defense ministry press service told "Arminfo" agency, Armenia would be represented at the sitting by advisor of the defense minister, colonel Hayk Kotanjian. According to Russian sources, the sitting participants will focus on questions of international and regional security, including the situation in Iraq. The committee will discuss the implementation of the decisions passed at the sitting of the Council of Collective Security in Moscow this May. These concern the development and strengthening of the military component of the TCS and conferring status of international regional organization to it. In the course of the meeting matters of interaction in the sphere of struggle against international terrorism, illegal drug circulation, transnational organized crime and questions touching the interests of the national security of TCS countries will also be discussed. 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: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services. Turkey restoring 500-year-old Surp Sarkis Armenian Church During the program, Sahak Maşalyan, the Patriarch of Türkiye's Armenians, inspected the historic church and offered prayers. Cumulative deposit on flexible terms: Byblos Bank Armenia's new offer Once the deposit is fixed, it can be topped up at any time, and interest will be accrued quarterly. BSEC Secretary General due in Armenia on July 1 On July 1, the Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) Lazar Comanescu will pay a working visit to Armenia. |