BORDYUZHA: ARMENIA IS CSTO ACTIVE MEMBER

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.11.2009 11:58 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yerevan is hosting a roundtable discussion titled
"CSTO as a factor of stability and security in the Caucasus."

"The purpose of the event is to hear out the opinions, assessments and
forecasts of political scientists and experts to resist the challenges
we face. This is the first conference of the kind held in Armenia,
an active member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization,"
CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha said in his opening remarks.

Armenian National Security Council Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan,
for his part, said that Armenia stands for establishment of lasting
peace in the region. "Official Yerevan’s position is unchangeable.

Establishment of diplomatic relations with Turkey without preconditions
will create a new situation in the region," he said.