CIS, CSTO TO SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.02.2009 12:59 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The CIS Executive Committee and CSTO Secretariat
are planning to sign a cooperation agreement to avoid duplication
of activities.

"Both CIS and CSTO charters fixed strengthening of peace, regional and
international security as objectives. In this format, both structures
can find a common ground for interaction," said Toksatyn Buzubayev,
deputy chairman of the CIS Executive Committee.

The cooperation will include consultations, exchange of documentation
and work plans and development of proposals and recommendations,
according to him.

"Ukraine, Moldova and Azerbaijan’s position is not known yet. However,
these countries are likely to have a different opinion on the issue,"
Buzubayev said, reported the press office of the CIS Executive
Committee.