Defense Ministry: CSTO military drills will be unprecedented for Armenia Defense Ministry spokesman said exercises are in preparatory stage, with a campground built for the participants.![]() August 17, 2012 - 16:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As Artsrun Hovhannisyan told a press conference, the exercises are currently in preparatory stage, with a campground built for the participants. Dwelling on the number of servicemen and technicians set to arrive from different countries, Mr. Hovhannisyan said Defense Ministry will release a report on the issue. Collective Rapid Reaction Force joint maneuvers are due in September 2012 in Armenia. 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 |