  Uzbekistan refused to participate in CSTO Foreign Ministers Summit in YerevanApril 15, 2009 - 21:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Uzbekistan representatives will not participate in CSTO Foreign Ministers' Summit due on Apr. 16-17 in Yerevan, CSTO Press Service told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter."Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry officially announced seeing no reason participate in CSTO Foreign Ministers' Summit activities, and suggested to hold the event before Collective Security Council's Summit scheduled in June. However, according to CSTO regulations stipulating for meetings to be conducted at least twice a year, CSTO Council expressed a wish hold the meeting in Armenia," RA Press Service reported. The summit agenda will include discussion of foreign policy cooperation between member states in the spheres of international security, including the Organization's further activities in Afghanistan. Cooperation issues with international and regional organizations, specifically, UN and OSCE will also be discussed. The Foreign Ministers will focus on CSTO Defense Ministers and Secretary Committee's proposals on activating the military component and counteracting the security challenges, as well as the results of the activities towards establishing Collective Rapid Reaction Forces. CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha announced in Yerevan on Apr. 15 that Iran might replace Uzbekistan in CSTO.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
