  Defense Ministry: Armenia didn’t specify dates for CSTO maneuvers August 30, 2012 - 17:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman commented on the report about postponement of CSTO’s Collective Rapid Reaction Force joint military drills in Armenia. “Armenian side never specified dates for the military exercises. Mid-September was mentioned as the possible time,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Dwelling on the exercises, Mr. Hovhannisyan noted that the preparatory works are currently in the final stage, with the first groups expected to arrive already on Sept. 3-4. He further said that Armenian Defense Ministry will specify the number of the participants in the days to come. CSTO’s Collective Rapid Reaction Force joint military exercises have been shifted from Sept. 3-8 to Sept. 15-19 over technical reasons at the request of the Armenian side. The maneuvers will bring together military units from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, as well as representatives from International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), UN, OSCE and CIS observers. The number of troops involved totals about 2000 people, CSTO press service reported. Partner news  Top stories Prior to the vote, RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan announced the party’s decision to vote against the bill. Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status. At the meeting, the parties focused on the prospects of bilateral relations, and cooperation in the framework of international organizations. Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas.   Partner news |  Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.German scientists ready to include Armenian petroglyphs in UNESCO list The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts. |
