Sergei Minasyan: Armenia has no reason to quit CSTOAugust 18, 2010 - 13:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has no reason to quit the Collective Security Treaty Organization, according to expert Sergei Minasyan. “Formation of rapid reaction force will offer Armenia an opportunity to develop military cooperation with Russia and other CSTO members, specifically Kazakhstan, which holds the OSCE chairmanship and enjoys good relations with Azerbaijan but has to demonstrate a balanced approach to Karabakh issue as a CSTO member,” Minasyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “As to signature of the protocol on extension of Russian base deployment terms up to 49 years, it proves that Russia is ready to render the essential military assistance to Armenia in case of necessity,” he noted. “I am not sure whether Russia sold or is going to sell S-300 missiles to Azerbaijan. It should be kept in mind that S-300 is a defense complex which will shoot down Russian aircrafts in case of war,” Minasyan said, adding that Armenian army possesses two S-300 defense complexes while another two are installed at the Russian base in Gyumri. 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 | EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Azerbaijan proposes Armenia to jointly seek cancelation of Minak Group The Azerbaijani President maintained that the move will show “how sincere Armenia is.” Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. |