CSTO Joint Staff Chief, Armenian Defense Minister discuss cooperation![]() March 15, 2013 - 20:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chief of the joint staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Russian Lieutenant-General Alexander Studenikin met March 15 with Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, first deputy defense minister David Tonoyan and RA armed forces general staff chief Yuri Khachaturov. Reforms aiming to boost the efficiency of CSTO military committee and joint staff, as well as cooperation between CSTO member-states were in the focus of the discussion. Alexander Studenikin arrived in Armenia on March 14. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |