COLLECTIVE SECURITY PACT MEMBER-STATES DEFENSE MINISTERS CONFIRMED PLAN ON ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY ORGANIZATIONNovember 20, 2002 - 22:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The defense ministers of the Collective Security Pact (CSP) have confirmed the plan of establishment of a military organization. As «De-Facto» agency reports, at the today's regular meeting of the Council of the defense ministers of the CSP member-states, two main documents regarding that sphere were confirmed. As the Russian defense minister Sergey Ivanov stated in his interview with journalists, the matter concerns the plan of establishment of the CSP military organization including the headquarters for preparation of corresponding decision and the strengthening of combined potential in the Central Asian region. According to the Russian minister, the CSP has three regional structures: Russia and Belarus represent that in the West, Russia and Armenia represent that in the South and quick deployment collective forces (Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia and Tajikistan) represent that in the Central Asian region. Sergey Ivanov noted, it was decided to strengthen that grouping «imparting mobility to it in accordance with those threats and challenges to our security that we all see». 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |