  Russian Defense Ministry to create CSTO crisis response center September 15, 2015 - 11:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A crisis response center of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be established on the basis of Russia’s Defense Ministry, a source in the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, September 15, according to TASS. Plans on creating the center were announced at the December 2014 session of the organization’s decision-making body, the Collective Security Council, the source added. The member-states have also stepped up efforts on coordination of the collective security strategy for up to 2025, which envisages a range of meetings and consultations of experts, he said. A spokesperson for the Russia-led military alliance of former Soviet states said in late June the crisis response center will help member states deal with major security threats. He said that the new center would be based at an information technology complex for software and hardware development in one of the Russian Defense Ministry’s military towns near Moscow. The source added that peacekeeping exercises Indestructible Brotherhood-2015 will be held on September 30-Octover 4 in Armenia to improve the operational and combat training of forces and means of the collective security system. The CSTO, established in 1992, is headquartered in Moscow and includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. In 2002, the six post-Soviet states agreed to create the CSTO as a military alliance.    CSTO The Collective Security Treaty Organization, formed under the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States, serves as a mutual defense alliance among Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The Collective Security Treaty (CST) was signed on May 15, 1992 for five-year term, with the possibility of prolongation. On December 2, 2004 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Resolution to grant the observer status to the Collective Security Treaty Organization in the General Assembly of the United Nations. The goal of the Collective Security Treaty Organization is to strengthen peace and international and regional security and stability and to ensure collective protection of independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Member States, in the attainment of which Member States shall give priority to political methods. On February 4, 2009, the CSTO leaders approved formation of Collective Rapid Reaction Force (RRF).  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |
