Kyrgyzstan hosts CSTO joint military exercise![]() July 28, 2014 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Troops from five member-states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have arrived in Kyrgyzstan to take part in joint military exercise. Units from the CSTO's six member-states -- Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan -- will take part in the "Enduring Brotherhood - 2014" maneuvers that are scheduled to start on July 29 in Ala-Too mountains, near Bishkek, reported the RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service. The drills will kick off 11 days after the CSTO's Collective Rapid Deployment Force, including Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, and Tajik troops, conducted a four-day drill in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region. Related links: ![]() ![]() Gegham Stepanyan has said at at least two civilians, including one child, have been killed in Azerbaijani assault. The ICRC said on September 18 that it had sent humanitarian convoys to Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia and Azerbaijan simultaneously. The Azerbaijani military employed drones and mortars near the village of Sotk, Gegharkunik province, the Defense Ministry of Armenia reports. Freedom House has urged Azerbaijan to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to provide vital humanitarian assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh. ![]() ![]() Partner news ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |