CIS MILITARY TREATY OFFICIAL SAYS HIS VISIT TO ARMENIA, NATO WEEK COINCIDENCE
Mediamax news agency
15 Mar 07
Yerevan, 15 March: Armenia is an active member of the [CIS] Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and sees the provision of its
security within the framework of this very organization.
Mediamax reports that the CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha,
who is in Armenia for a visit, said this today during the meeting
with the students of the Yerevan State University.
According to him, at present the CSTO is elaborating three directions
of structural development: collective response to extreme situations;
peacekeeping operations both within the framework of the CSTO and
other regions if there is a corresponding request of the UN Security
Council, as well as provision of information security.
Nikolay Bordyuzha also noted that he did not take part in the NATO week
in Armenia, and his visit coincided with the schedule of events within
the framework of the [NATO] week.