Former soviet states to celebrate 20th anniversary of UN membership![]() March 6, 2012 - 12:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A festive reception dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the accession of former Soviet Republics into United Nations Organization will be held on March 9, according to the radio of UN. All former states will celebrate this important event together, CA-NEWS quotes Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the UN Byrganym Aitimova as saying. "Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold the reception to mark the 20th anniversary of our membership in the UN on March 9," Aytimova said. General Assembly adopted 9 states to the UN, flags of which were raised in front of New York headquarters on March 2, 1992. Among them are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. Partner news |