Russian Defense Minister to visit ArmeniaSeptember 17, 2012 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 18, Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov will arrive in Armenia to attend Interaction – 2012 CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF) military exercise. Interaction – 2012 CSTO CRRF military drills were launched Sept. 15 at Marshal Baghramyan firing ground in Armenia. As Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan stated at the opening ceremony, the exercise is held in line with CSTO combat training plan for 2012. The drills aim to form an addition to CSTO’s Collective Rapid Reaction Forces currently listing 20000 people. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |