FINAL STAGE OF JOINT EXERCISE OF CIS AIR DEFENSE TROOPS TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBERAugust 9, 2003 - 21:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - September 2-5 the final, third stage of "Combatant Commonwealth-2003" joint exercise of the air defense troops of the CIS countries will be held. Representatives of air forces of Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will demonstrate their mastery. Defense ministers of the participant countries will observe the actions of the troops, "ITAR-TASS" Russian agency reports. The air force exercise of the seven CIS countries began June 15 and have a common program of three stages at four grounds of Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. As reported by the Headquarters of the Russian air forces, "training and use of air forces in anti-terrorist operations and local armed conflicts are being worked through at the maneuvers." Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. 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. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |