Armenia to take part in major counter-terrorism drill in BelarusMay 25, 2016 - 12:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Top officers of the counterterrorism units of security agencies and special services of the CIS member states will convene in Minsk, Belarus on 31 May – 2 June, BelTA reports citing the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. During the meeting, the results of the first stage of the CIS counterterrorism exercise Cyber Antiterror 2016 will be summed up and the final phase of the exercise will take place. In the final phase, a counterterrorism operation will be staged to free hostages and neutralize terrorists at a strategically important installation (the Lukoml state district power plant in this case). Delegations of competent agencies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, the CIS Executive Committee, the Secretariat of the Defense Ministers Council, other committees and agencies will come to Minsk for the event. 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 | 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. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |