Armenian, Russian Defense Ministers stress importance of allied relationsMay 23, 2018 - 19:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian defense minister Davit Tonoyan met his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on the sidelines of a session of Defense Ministers Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on Wednesday, May 23. During his visit to Astana, Tonoyan also met his colleagues from the CSTO member countries. The Armenian and Russian defense chiefs discussed the importance of Armenia-Russia allied relations and stressed the readiness of both sides to expand cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats. At the session, the defense ministers exchanged views on the training of military personnel of the CSTO member states till 2020, also discussing joint training of command and control bodies as well as forces and assets of the CSTO collective security system in 2019. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |