Rejection of military assistance to an ally involved in hostilities would discredit CSTOMay 20, 2011 - 17:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Director of Caucasus Institute Sergey Minasyan said that rejection of efficient and immediate military assistance to an ally, which is involved in hostilities with a third country, would only discredit CSTO as a military and political factor on the post-Soviet territory. It can cause irreversible consequences for the further destiny of the organization, Minasyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “And it is especially topical to consider it in the analysis of all trends in the military and political processes around the Karabakh conflict. This should not be conceived as a negative statement concerning the CSTO activity in South Caucasus. To the contrary, one can firmly state that the CSTO and strengthening of Armenia-Russia military and political cooperation are the most important constraint, which contributes to maintenance of regional stability and security in South Caucasus,” concluded Minasyan. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |