Yerevan to host CSTO Council of Defense Ministers Aug 16August 15, 2016 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Based on the decision adopted at a CSTO session back in 2015 about Armenia’s presidency in the organization, Yerevan will host the session of CSTO Council of Defense Ministers on Tuesday, August 16. CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha has already arrived in Yerevan to participate in the session. Kazakh Defense Minister Imangali Tasmagambetov has also arrived in Yerevan. Defense Ministry delegations from CSTO member states - Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan – as well as Secretary General Bordyuzha and Chief of Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov will participate in the session. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |