CSTO discusses illegal arms traffic problemNovember 22, 2008 - 13:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Collective Security Treaty Organization working group on combating terrorism held Thursday a meeting under presidency of Artur Baghdassaryan, the secretary of the RA national security council, to discuss ways to counteract illegal arms traffic. "According to the data provided by the UN Security Council, the number of small arms reaches 640 million throughout the globe. At that, 377 million are owned by private persons and 1 million by non-governmental, rebel or illegal armed units," said Toktasyn Buzubayev, attending CSTO deputy secretary-general. He also informed that in the framework of Channel operation, 3 697 firearms and 112 872 ammunition articles were confiscated during the past five years, the CSTO press office reported. 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |