ARMENIA: TODAY PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVED THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE COLLECTIVE SECURITY TREATY ORGANIZATION, NIKOLAY BORDJUZHA.

Office of the President of Armenia
July 23 2008

At the regular session of the Council of CSTO in the
upcoming September, Armenia will assume the chairmanship of the
Organization. With this regard the parties discussed the priorities
of the CSTO in that period of time, problems faced by the Organization
and the means to address them.

The two sides spoke also about the activities of the governing
bodies and noted in particular that soon Armenia will be hosting the
meetings of the CSTO Council of Ministers of Defense and the Committee
Secretaries of National Security Council.

The parties spoke also about the Roubezh-2008 military exercises
which are starting tomorrow.