  Armenia's CSTO membership has no futureDecember 8, 2008 - 16:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tactically, Armenia needs CSTO membership but strategically it has no future, a military expert said."Armenia doesn't border with any of the member states. Besides, we have no allies among the member states, except for Russia," Ruben Meghrabyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Russia's presence and its leading role keep Yerevan within the organization, according to him. "The balance of forces will change in the region sooner or later. Georgia and even Azerbaijan may join NATO. Furthermore, given, the improving relations with Turkey, Armenia's membership in the North Atlantic Alliance is quite possible in future," Meghrabyan 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 |  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 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. |
