Armenian president participating in CSTO meeting in Moscow
23.12.2014,
16:48
Amenian President Serzh Sargsyan is now in the Russian capital Moscow participating in a session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) together with presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, who make the Collective Security Council (CSC).
YEREVAN, December 23, / ARKA /. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is now in the Russian capital Moscow participating in a session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) together with presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, who make the Collective Security Council (CSC).
At today’s session Russia will hand the rotating chairmanship of the CSTO to Tajikistan. The heads of state were to discuss the state of the CSTO’s crisis response system in the light of global and regional security challenges.
CSTO secretary general Nikolai Bordyuzha was to report on the implementation of the decisions of the CSC on assisting Tajikistan in strengthening its border with Afghanistan.
The presidents were also expected to exchange views on the situation in the zone of responsibility of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Tajik side was to present the priorities of its chairmanship.
The heads of state were also to sign a final statement and several documents on improving foreign policy coordination within the CSTO, development of military and economic cooperation, the fight against terrorism, information security and personnel training. The agenda of today’s session has a total of 20 issues.-0-
