DEFENSE MINISTERS OF CSTO MEMBER STATES TO MEET WITH ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
National Legal Internet Portal
Aug 21 2008
Belarus
Defense ministers of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization)
member states will have a meeting with Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan, BelTA learnt from the CSTO press service.
"A session of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CSTO member
states has finished in Yerevan and the ministers are going to meet
with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan," the press service noted.
During the session in Yerevan, the defense ministers of the CSTO member
states discussed the plan of coalitional military construction of
the Collective Security Treaty Organization for the period till 2010
and also the issues concerning the operational and combat training of
CSTO’s forces and facilities. The ministers also considered the draft
resolution on development, financing and implementation of the CSTO
special interstate programmes, the avenues of organization’s activity
in H2 2008 and H1 2009. The defense ministers of the CSTO member states
also discussed the issue regarding the conflict in South Ossetia.
In line with the established order, Armenia has chaired the Council
of Defense Ministers of the CSTO member states.
On August 22, the defense ministers of the CSTO member states are
expected to take part in the 4th round of the joint command post
exercise Rubezh 2008 which will be held in Armenia.