Russia, Armenia to create joint air defense systemFebruary 13, 2009 - 15:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia and Armenia are planning creation of joint air defense system, CSTO Secretary General said. "Possibility of creation of exchangeable air defense system in Central Asia is also under consideration," Nikolay Bordyuzha told a news conference in Moscow. "This is the initial stage of creation of three anti-aircraft systems in Eastern European dimension, Caucasus and Central Asia. Then we will proceed to coordination of all three regional systems and development of information exchange scheme. It's a part of work we carry out in the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization," he said, RBC reports. The CSTO includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |