  Bordyuzha: Issue of CSTO chief will be thoroughly discussed in April December 27, 2016 - 11:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue of the new Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be "thoroughly discussed" at the next session of the CSTO Council in April 2017, current CSTO chief Nikolay Bordyuzha said on Monday, December 26, according to RIA Novosti. A number of CSTO officials have confirmed at various points that the new head of the organization will represent Armenia. "We agreed to hold a regular meeting of the Collective Security Council in April to thoroughly address the issue of the new Secretary General," Bordyuzha told reporters after a CSTO summit in St. Petersburg. "It wasn't considered today due to the absence of a quorum." "As you know, one of the delegations of the member states of the organization didn't participate in the working meetings," Bordyuzha added, citing the absence from summit of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and a delegation from Minsk. Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Belarusian side should comment on Lukashenko's absence. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is an intergovernmental military alliance that was signed on May 15, 1992. Among the current members are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.  Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants  Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes.Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036.Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |
