  Armenia’s Defense Minister to become new CSTO chief: Interfax September 12, 2016 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan may become the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Russian news agency Interfax cited a source familiar with the matter as saying. "In a short time, Ohanyan will be relieved from his post as the Defense Minister to take up responsibilities as the CSTO Secretary General," the source from the Armenian government said. Earlier, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan announced major changes in the state administration, starting from his own staff to various ministries. Acting CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha said that the name of the new Secretary General of the organization will be announced at a Yerevan-hosted session of the Collective Security Council on October 14. The new chief will be a representative of Armenia, he said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
