CSTO meeting in Yerevan focuses on Armenia's military facilities logistics

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian and Russian national units of Intergovernmental Commission on Military Economic Cooperation (ICMEC) of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are holding a meeting in Yerevan.

“The commission has achieved much success; close cooperation and collaboration between the national units of Russia and Armenia is established,” Artur Baghdasaryan, secretary of Armenia's National Security Council said in his opening speech.

Participants of April 12 meeting will discuss the implementation of agreements within the memorandum signed on August 10, 2010 between Russia's Federal service for military-technical cooperation and Armenian Defense Ministry. It envisaged establishment of military facilities and service centers for military equipment maintenance in Armenia's territory, as well as provision of its logistics.

Valery Semerikov, CSTO deputy Secretary General mentioned that the bilateral format of the meetings provides for efficient work and decision-making. The parties have also started re-equipment of Collective prompt response forces.

The meeting in Yerevan brought together head of Armenian ICMEC, deputy minister of economy of Armenia Garnik Badalyan, head of CSTO ICMEC and Russian ICMEC, deputy industry and trade minister of Russia Igor Karavaev, as well as other representatives of both countries.

Ambassador of Russia to Armenia Vyacheslav Kovalenko also attended the meeting.

The participants will also visit some enterprises which serve bases for maintenance of military equipment.

The meeting will end up with signing of a protocol.