CSTO Security Councils Secretaries adopt joint statement and 2009 event planDecember 10, 2008 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils adopted a joint statement upon the outcomes of their December 9 meeting in Yerevan.The statement says that CSTO member countries support Russia's initiative on the European Security Treaty. "We hail the Russian-French initiative to hold a pan-European summit with participation of CIS, CSTO, EU and NATO for a discussion of future security architecture," said Nikolay Patrushev, head of the RF Security Council. Secretaries of Security Councils also signed an event plan for 2009. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. 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. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |