ARMENIA RATIFIES CSTO SECURITY AGREEMENT

Interfax
Feb 24 2010
Russia

The Armenian parliament on Tuesday ratified a Collective Security
Treaty Organization (CSTO) agreement concerning the Collective Rapid
Reaction Force (CRRF).

During its debate in the Armenian National Assembly, chairman of the
regular parliamentary commission on foreign relations Armen Rustamian
said that the decision to use the CRRF must be based on consensus.

"Naturally, the CRRF is an additional leverage of security.

However, in the event of aggression Armenia must rely, first of all,
on itself only," he said.

The Armenian Parliament also ratified the CSTO agreement about the
basic principles for creating a system of hidden control of the
collective security system.

Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan are all apart of the CSTO.