CFE agreement successfully implemented restrictive role in arms race on OSCE spaceJuly 17, 2007 - 14:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia perceives the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) as a mechanism, which provides transparency and security balance on the European space, Acting Spokesman for the RA MFA Vladimir Karapetyan stated. He said, efficiency of the CFE agreement has been proved by its activity during the past 15 years. "From the very beginning of CFE Treaty it successfully implemented restrictive role in arms race on the OSCE space. The agreement will be still in force for at least 150 days and we hope that the existing differences will be overcome through negotiations. Armenia is ready to carry out consultations with all CFE Treaty members," Karapetyan underlined. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on July 14, 2007 on suspending his country's participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). In a statement by Putin, the Kremlin said the choice was due to "extraordinary circumstances, affecting the security of the Russian Federation and which require immediate measures". 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |