  Weapons sale to Azerbaijan by some CSTO member states contradicts organization’s charter May 20, 2011 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Director of Caucasus Institute, political analyst Sergey Minasyan said that CSTO member states should pursue a more responsible policy and consider the interests of their allies in military and technical cooperation with other South Caucasian states. He recalled that, under provisions of Article 1 of the Collective Security Treaty, the member states shall not participate in “actions aimed against another member state.” “The sale of huge number of weapons and military technologies to Azerbaijan, which threatens Armenia, а CSTO member state, with hostilities, by CSTO member states immediately contradicts their own obligations. Actually, these are “actions aimed against another CSTO member state,” concluded Minasyan.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
