Armenia participating in 57th meeting of CIS Defense MinistersNovember 10, 2009 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Delegations from Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are participating in the 57th meeting of CIS Defense Ministers. The Ministers are expected to approve the concept of military cooperation between member countries till 2015 and discuss action plan for 2010. They will also consider establishment of coordination committee on engineering maintenance and preparation for celebration of the 65th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1. U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia. PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission. Armenia, Germany discuss ties, South Caucasus peace process Armenian lawmakers met with the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Tobias Lindner. |