Putin to attend CSTO, EurAsEC meetingsDecember 17, 2012 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 19, Vladimir Putin will attend the meetings of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Collective Security Council, Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Interstate Council, and the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting. The events will bring together Presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will visit Moscow. CSTO Collective Security Council meeting will feature discussions on the current international and regional issues, including the situation in Afghanistan, the cooperation between the CSTO member states – measures to boost the collective security and collective emergency response system, as well as medium term development of CSTO, with a number of documents to be signed following the meeting, the official website of the Russian President reported. No information has been provided on Putin’s plans to hold bilateral meetings with any of his counterparts. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |