Kazakhstan to host CSTO peacemaking exercise in SeptemberMay 21, 2012 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kazakhstan will host maneuvers of CSTO peacemaking forces in September, 2012, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization said. “This will be the first exercises of this scale. We are seriously preparing for them,” Nikolay Bordyuzha told a press conference in the format of Astana-Kyiv-Chisinau space bridge. According to him, relevant organizational events have already been held including talks with leadership of Kazakh Defense Ministry in Astana. Mr. Bordyuzha further voiced hope for the exercises to become regular, which, in turn, “will make conduction of peacemaking maneuvers possible beyond the borders of CSTO member-states on UN Security Council mandate.” Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. 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 children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |