  Uzbekistan officially quits CSTO December 19, 2012 - 15:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Uzbekistan has officially suspended its membership with the Collective Security Treaty Organizationamid Belarus President Lukashenko’s warnings it will see no re-entry waivers. “We have granted their [Uzbekistan's] request and suspended their CSTO membership,” Alexander Lukashenko said at the Moscow summit today. Mr. Lukashenko cautioned Tashkent it would get no more re-admission waivers, should it try to make a comeback. He added the same was true of any other nation that might seek to join the Collective Security Organization, Russian media reported. The CSTO was established in 1992 to ensure territorial and economic security of its member states, which now include Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. Besides Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia also withdrew from the alliance.   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 |  Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine.EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |
