Russian base in Armenia guarantees stability in Caucasus: officialAugust 16, 2016 - 13:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian military base deployed in Armenia serves as a guarantor of stability in the Caucasus region, Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov told reporters Tuesday, August 16. “The successful operation of the 102nd Russian military base is another indicator of the high level of allied relations,” Antonov said. According to him, "a 2016 joint work plan of Russian and Armenian Defense Ministries is being successfully implemented." "It envisages over 40 various events, of which 22 have already been realized," he added. Antonov arrived in Armenia to participate in the session of the CSTO Defense Ministers Council in Yerevan which took place on Tuesday. Defense Ministry delegations from CSTO member states - Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan – as well as Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha and Chief of Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov participated in the session. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |