Armenia: Peacekeepers in Kazakhstan will only protect strategic buildingsJanuary 7, 2022 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has sent 100 peacekeepers to Kazakhstan as part of a CSTO contingent deployed to the country amid unrest in major cities, the Defense Ministry reports on Friday, January 7. Throughout the mission, the Armenian peacekeeping unit will only protect buildings and infrastructures of strategic importance, the Defense Ministry added. First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan Dauren Abaev said earlier that CSTO troops will not participate in hostilities in Kazakhstan. The decision to send peacekeepers to Kazakhstand came almost immediately after Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appealed to the CSTO for assistance dealing with what he called a “terrorist threat”. The peacekeepers, together with the law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan, have already taken control of the Almaty airport, Major General Igor Konashenkov, an official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, told reporters on Friday. Protesters stormed government buildings in Almaty on January 5 and fought running battles with police and the military, with officials saying 748 security officers were wounded and 18 killed, including two had been decapitated. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |