  Astana hosts meeting of CIS Foreign Ministers’ Council April 6, 2012 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Friday, April 6, the Kazakh capital of Astana has hosted a regular meeting of the Council of CIS Foreign Ministers, with representatives of all eleven CIS states present, Trend reported. The foreign ministers discussed a wide range of issues related to integration cooperation in the humanitarian sphere, in the field of security, and in other areas of cooperation. In particular, they discussed the progress of the multi-tiered plan of ministerial consultations within the CIS in 2011 and approved the plan for 2012. In the current year, it is expected to continue to exchange views on Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security, countering new threats and challenges, and CIS interaction with regional and international organizations. The meeting also approved the draft documents to be submitted for consideration by the Council of CIS Heads of State. The next meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs will be held in early November in Ashgabat on the eve of the meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State.   Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenYerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19.Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |
