PRESIDENT SARGSYAN LEAVING FOR MOSCOW

armradio.am
05.09.2008 10:32

RA President Serzh Sargsyan is leaving for Moscow today to participate
in the recurrent session of the Council of Leaders of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states. During the sitting
Armenia will assume CSTO presidency.

The delegation headed by President Sargsyan comprises the Secretary
of the National Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan, Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandian, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, Armenian Ambassador
to Russia Armen Smbatyan, other officials.

During the sitting the leaders of CSTO member states will exchange
views on the trends of development of the military-political situation,
the means for neutralizing the threats and challenges to collective
security. They will also refer to the process of accomplishment of
the decisions taken during the previous session of the CSTO.

During the plenary session the CSTO Presidents will discuss the primary
directions of the organization’s activity, will sign a number of
documents that will enlarge the normative-legal basis of collaboration
between CSTO member states in the political and military spheres.

The same day the delegation headed by President Sargsyan will return
to Yerevan.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress