CSTO Security Councils Secretaries adopt joint statement and 2009 event planDecember 10, 2008 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils adopted a joint statement upon the outcomes of their December 9 meeting in Yerevan.The statement says that CSTO member countries support Russia's initiative on the European Security Treaty. "We hail the Russian-French initiative to hold a pan-European summit with participation of CIS, CSTO, EU and NATO for a discussion of future security architecture," said Nikolay Patrushev, head of the RF Security Council. Secretaries of Security Councils also signed an event plan for 2009. 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 | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |