Armenia to host CSTO drills for special operations forcesJune 3, 2021 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will host Grom [Thunder] 2021 drills for special operations forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zainetdinov said on Thursday, June 3. Zainetdinov revealed that staff negotiations on arranging the special exercise took place in Armenia on June 1-3. Representatives of the Armenian police and other government agencies, members of the internal troops of the Belarusian, Kyrgyz and Russian Internal Affairs Ministries, the Drug Control Agency under the President of of Tajikistan, and the CSTO Secretariat took part in the negotiations. The exercise will take place on the territory of Armenia and involve two stages, during which the CSTO special forces will use armored vehicles, special-purpose automobiles, aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and service dogs. The Collective Security Treaty Organization includes 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |