  Armenia to assume CSTO chairmanship in 2016 September 14, 2015 - 14:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will head to Tajikistan on Monday, September 14 to participate in the joint sessions of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers, Council of Defense Ministers and Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils. According to presidential press service, the session will address implementation of resolutions on agenda of the December 2014 session in Moscow, as well as outline the CSTO projects for the next year, among other issues. Armenia will preside over the Dushanbe-hosted CSTO session. Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will also be attending the session, during which Yerevan will assume chairmanship of the Organization for the next year, Foreign Ministry’s press service reports. A delegation led by Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan will also be participating in the joint session.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
