CIS Defense Ministers approved military cooperation concept until 2015November 10, 2009 - 20:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Ministers of CIS countries met in Dushanbe to approve military cooperation concept until 2015 and confirm Council of Ministers action plan until 2010.This was the 57th session of Defense Ministers' Council, attended by delegations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine. Parties discussed basic trends of developing a United Anti-air Defense System by 2015. Session agenda comprised over 20 issues concerning different spheres of multilateral partner integration of CIS Defense Ministries. Parties also considered key issues on enhancing their structures and military staff and outlined joint measures until 2010. Meeting also focused on cooperation among Defense Ministries' Information Departments. Participant considered plans for arranging celebration of 65th anniversary of Victory over Fascism. In that connection, they made decision to organize the VII sport contest of CIS armies, as well as a mass media international contest devoted to the jubilee anniversary. Next meeting of CIS Defense Ministers is due in Moscow on April 14, 2010. 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 | Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |