Weapons sale to Azerbaijan by some CSTO member states contradicts organization’s charterMay 20, 2011 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Director of Caucasus Institute, political analyst Sergey Minasyan said that CSTO member states should pursue a more responsible policy and consider the interests of their allies in military and technical cooperation with other South Caucasian states. He recalled that, under provisions of Article 1 of the Collective Security Treaty, the member states shall not participate in “actions aimed against another member state.” “The sale of huge number of weapons and military technologies to Azerbaijan, which threatens Armenia, а CSTO member state, with hostilities, by CSTO member states immediately contradicts their own obligations. Actually, these are “actions aimed against another CSTO member state,” 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. |