Assistance to several states including Armenia to be discussed at CSTO summitAugust 6, 2011 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The summit of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is designated to consider regional threats, including the threat of extremist groups encroachment, said Nikolay Bordyuzha, CSTO Secretary General. “CSTO is worried about both global and regional challenges,” Bordyuzha told Russian President during a meeting. “The biggest problem is that many young people from the alliance’s member states have been provided training in camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan and there is a threat of terrorist groups forcing their way into the Central Asian countries’ territory,” said Secretary General. Bordyuzha also considers dangerous the fundamentalist Islamic organizations’ activeness in the CSTO countries. “It is planned to discuss assistance to several states at the CSTO summit; the situation in Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Armenia has been studied within the preparations for the summit,” said Secretary General. CSTO summit is due on August 12 in Astana. President Sargsyan will depart for Kazakhstan to participate in the unofficial summit. Currently, the President left for a short vacation, part of which he will spend abroad. On August 11, Mr. Sargsyan will participate in the ceremony dedicated to completion of Armenia sailboat’s world cruise; the ceremony is due in the town of Limassol, Cyprus. CSTO includes Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |