Armenian Second TV Channel
Nov 24 2009

Armenia: CIS security chief against resumption of hostilities in Karabakh

Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
(CSTO) Nikolay Bordyuzha said he treats negatively statements on
possible resumption of the hostilities in Nagornyy Karabakh conflict,
Armenian Second TV Channel reported on 24 November.

Speaking at a session "Collective Security Treaty Organization as
factor of stability and security in the Caucasus Region" in Armenian
capital Yerevan on 24 November, Bordyuzha said: "How can I treat
statements on the possible start of a war – of course, negatively",
while commenting on the latest statement by the Azerbaijani president
that Azerbaijan may withdraw from the Karabakh talks if this stage of
the talks does not yield results, the TV reported.

The CIS security chief added in this regard: "The initiative of the
Russian president on the necessity of signing a legally binding
agreement on European security is very timely. It is an absolute truth
at present that we should have such an agreement that rules out any
solutions of any issues of political nature by force," Armenian Second
TV Channel reported.

Bordyuzha said he hopes very much that the Azerbaijani president’s
statement "was nothing but a statement targeted at boosting agreement
with Armenia on Karabakh", the TV reported. Bordyuzha told the session
that "intensity" of meetings between the Armenian and Azerbaijani
sides demonstrates "drive of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leadership
to reaching a mutually acceptable solution on this very complicated
issue. This process is going on and this is the most important thing",
Novosti-Armenia website reported on 24 November.

Bordyuzha told the session that drills of CSTO collective rapid
reaction force (KSOR) will be held in 2010 and that KSOR drills in
Russia will include the military component of the KSOR and also
antiterrorist subdivisions of security entities, ministry of emergency
situations and agencies of internal affairs, Novosti-Armenia website
reported on 24 November. The CSTO plans to hold complex drills in 2011
with all of the above components, the website quoted Bordyuzha as
saying in the same report.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received Bordyuzha on the same day,
Armenian Second TV added in the same report. The sides discussed
cooperation between CSTO and Armenia; Sargsyan said he is content with
the rate of Armenia’s cooperation with the CSTO and praised the
activities of the organization – especially establishment of the KSOR
at the meeting, Armenian Second TV Channel reported.