CSTO works out measures to help end ethnic clashes in KyrgyzstanJune 17, 2010 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Collective Security Treaty Organisation has worked out a set of measures to help end the ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan. The CSTO Secretary General, Colonel General Nikolay Bordyuzha, has promised to do everything necessary to stop the violence in Kyrgyzstan as soon as all the measures are approved, RT reported. “The Collective Security Treaty Organisation has at its disposal all the necessary arsenal of measures to act in similar situations – the peacekeeping contingent, the collective forces of rapid deployment in Central Asia. But they should be used after careful consideration. What was worked out is a plan of first-level measures to ease the tension in the country and to stop mass disorder in the south of Kyrgyzstan,” Bordyuzha said. 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 | Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |