CSTO leaders to discuss anti-terror fight in St. Petersburg Dec 26![]() December 19, 2016 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heads of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) member countries will discuss issues of combating terrorism and extremism at a meeting on December 26 in St. Petersburg. According to a Kremlin statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in St. Petersburg. "At the meeting, the leaders of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia will discuss the current scope of allied cooperation within the organization. The meeting will also focus on key issues of global and regional agenda, including countering terrorist and extremist threats and the fight against illegal drug and weapons trafficking," the statement said. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |