  Seyran Ohanyan: Azerbaijan's CSTO membership not yet discussedNovember 28, 2009 - 16:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Azerbaijan's Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) membership was not yet discussed, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said at a joint news conference with Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich, commenting on a possibility of Azerbaijan's joining CSTO. "It's up to every state to set collaboration frameworks with other countries. Russian and Azerbaijan collaborate within CIS frameworks," Armenian Defense Minister stated, especially noting Russia- Azerbaijan collaboration expansion in energy sphere.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal  The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia.EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. |
