CSTO summit to adopt declaration on Karabakh settlementNovember 30, 2017 - 15:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At a joint CSTO session of foreign ministers, defense ministers and secretaries of Security Councils, Armenian foreign policy chief Edward Nalbandian unveiled the Collective Security Council's draft declaration about the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The document will be submitted for approval at the CSTO summit on Thursday, November 30. Besides Nalbandian, defense minister Vigen Sargsyan and acting chief of staff of the Security Council Aram Tananyan participated in the session. The ministers weighed in on the process of the implementation of decisions made at the Organization's Yerevan-hosted meetings. Also, issues concerning the foreign policy co-ordination, military and military-technical cooperation, information security, cooperation in the fight against terrorism, as well as the situation in Syria and the Middle East were discussed. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent. |