  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 authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, 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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
