CSTO Sec. Gen. hails Armenian preparations for fall maneuvers![]() May 21, 2012 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is actively preparing for CSTO joint exercise of collective rapid reaction forces (RRF), to be held on September 3-8, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization said. “Organizational problems are currently being resolved,” Nikolay Bordyuzha said, hailing the course of preparations by the Armenian side. “The first headquarters talks have already been conducted, during which the composition of the participants and organizational details were discussed,” Mr. Bordyuzha said. He conveyed the readiness of all CSTO member-states, except for Uzbekistan, to participate in different formats of those exercises. Mr. Bordyuzha further said that during the last meeting of CSTO Council, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan officially invited heads of state to follow the course of maneuvers.
Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news |