Armenia’s Defense Minister to become new CSTO chief: Interfax

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan may become the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Russian news agency Interfax cited a source familiar with the matter as saying.

"In a short time, Ohanyan will be relieved from his post as the Defense Minister to take up responsibilities as the CSTO Secretary General," the source from the Armenian government said.

Earlier, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan announced major changes in the state administration, starting from his own staff to various ministries.

Acting CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha said that the name of the new Secretary General of the organization will be announced at a Yerevan-hosted session of the Collective Security Council on October 14. The new chief will be a representative of Armenia, he said.