CSTO military drills in Armenia stir up Azerbaijan’s envySeptember 20, 2012 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is currently hosting large-scale military exercise, with ground forces, air force and navy involved. The drills are commanded by Azeri Defense Minister Safar Abiyev. CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF) successfully completed Interaction-2012 military exercise in Armenia. RA President Serzh Sargsyan, Defense Ministers of Russia, Armenia and Belarus, Kazakhstan’s army general staff chief and Artsakh Defense Minister, army commander Movses Hakobyan attended the drills. It’s noteworthy that Armenian-made drones “Krunk” were for the first time enabled during the military exercise. The maneuvers involved air defense systems, armored vehicles and artillery, Su-25 attack jets, helicopters and drones, with 20000 people listed. Interaction – 2012 CSTO CRRF military drills were launched Sept. 15 at Marshal Baghramyan firing ground in Armenia. 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 | Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |