Armenia will continue its military cooperation with Russia in the framework of the new national security strategy, the text of the document posted on the government website.
The document also noted that Yerevan is actively involved in joint initiatives within the CSTO framework "for the benefit of effective protection of the interests of members and enhance the institutional capability of the structure." "Armenia will continue to work on improving the efficiency of the organization and the implementation by member States of their Treaty obligations in relation to each other", - stated in the strategy.
Russia urged to refrain during the period of the pandemic from taking any action on the line of contact between NATO and Russia, CSTO, but the exercises were still carried out, Moscow should react to it, keep your weapon in good condition: it must be "sharp, precise and contemporary", said Deputy head of the security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.
Medvedev stressed that "if we are not inside this organization and is a military Alliance, we must understand that the troops of this military unit, in principle, are ready to take part in the hostilities, including against our country."
The court in Yerevan on the case of former Armenian President Robert Kocharian is transferred on 14 July, said Tuesday the judge Anna Janibekyan.
The special investigation service on July 26, 2018 presented to Kocharian the prosecution to overthrow the constitutional order in the criminal case about the protesters on 1 March 2008. Kocharyan thinks the charges are trumped up as political persecution. In the case also are the former CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov, the ex-defense Minister Seyran Ohanian and former head of the presidential administration Armen Gevorgyan.
The permanent representative of China to the UN Zhang Jun handed over the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres the instrument of accession of China to the International Treaty on arms trade (ATT), said the Chinese permanent mission to the organization.
The Treaty will enter into force for China 90 days after the instrument of accession.
Mongolia looks positively to the invitation to join the activities of the CSTO, said the Director of the first Department of Asian Affairs of Russia Georgy Zinoviev.
The CSTO includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
The court in Yerevan on the case of former Armenian President Robert Kocharian postponed to 7 July, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
The special investigation service on July 26, 2018 presented to Kocharian the prosecution to overthrow the constitutional order in the criminal case about the protesters on 1 March 2008. Kocharyan thinks the charges are trumped up as political persecution. In the case also are the former CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov, the ex-defense Minister Seyran Ohanian and former head of the presidential administration Armen Gevorgyan.
Protection ex-the President of Armenia Robert Kocharian dismisses claims from the constitutional court not to interfere with the deputies to appeal to the court of changes in the basic law providing for the termination of powers of the head of the COP, said on Thursday to journalists by the lawyer of the former President, Aram Orbelyan.
Earlier, the parliamentary faction of the opposition party "prosperous Armenia" said that initiates the collection of signatures of at least 1/5 of the total number of deputies (27 MPs) to appeal to the constitutional court to challenge the amendments to the basic law, providing for the termination of powers of the head of the COP. The party urged the second opposition faction of Armenia to join the initiative to gain the necessary number of signatures. On Wednesday, the leader of the "Light of Armenia" Edmon Marukyan said that political power will appeal to the COP for amendments after discussion, the constitutional court of the Kocharian, to avoid politicization of the issue, the first meeting of the COP on the case is scheduled for July 7.
Parade units of the defense ministries of the member States of the organization of collective security Treaty (CSTO) are taking part in the Victory Parade on red square, the press service of the organization.
It is clarified that in formal calculations included soldiers from the Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan. The sequence of their passage was determined by alphabetical order.
The main military parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the great Patriotic war will start at 10.00 MSK on the red square in Moscow.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has postponed the parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of Victory on may 9 because of the complicated epidemiological situation at the end of may it was decided to move it to June 24.
The court in Yerevan on the case of former Armenian President Robert Kocharian is transferred on June 30, said Tuesday the judge in the case, Anna Janibekyan.
The special investigation service on July 26, 2018 presented to Kocharian the prosecution to overthrow the constitutional order in the criminal case about the protesters on 1 March 2008. Kocharyan thinks the charges are trumped up as political persecution. In the case also are the former CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov, the ex-defense Minister Seyran Ohanian and former head of the presidential administration Armen Gevorgyan.
Organization of the collective security Treaty in cooperation with the interior Ministry is working on a new anti-drug strategy for the period until 2025, reported the RIA Novosti press-Secretary of the CSTO Vladimir Zainetdinov in connection with the 15th anniversary of the coordinating Council of heads of competent authorities on combating drug trafficking of member States ODKB (xopn).
According to Zainetdinov, with the aim to combat drug trafficking since 2003, conducted a comprehensive anti-drug operation under the code name "Channel". "The operation is attended annually the competent authorities of the member States of the CSTO, as well as observers more than 20 representatives of anti-drug agencies of the countries of Europe and Asia depending on the objectives of a specific phase of the operation. Regularly attended the law enforcement agencies of Afghanistan, Iran and China, the financial intelligence units of the member States of the Eurasian group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism and representatives of international organizations from the UN office on drugs and crime, Interpol, OSCE, SCO, CARICC and the CIS", - said the press Secretary of the CSTO.
The court in Yerevan on the case of former Armenian President Robert Kocharian will resume on 23 June, said Monday in a press-service of the team of lawyers of former head of state.
The special investigation service on July 26, 2018 presented to Kocharian the prosecution to overthrow the constitutional order in the criminal case about the protesters on 1 March 2008. Kocharyan thinks the charges are trumped up as political persecution. In the case also are the former CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov, the ex-defense Minister Seyran Ohanian and former head of the presidential administration Armen Gevorgyan.
The constitutional court of Armenia will resume the hearing on the suit ex-President Robert Kocharyan on 7 July, according to a decision signed by the head of the COP Hrayr Tovmasian.
Earlier, the constitutional court requested an Advisory opinion from the European court of human rights and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe on the issue of conformity with the Basic law of the country of articles of the criminal code "overthrow the constitutional order", on which the accused Kocharian. The Venice Commission, in its Advisory opinion in the case of Kocharian's recommended to be guided by the principle that interpretation of doubtful points in favor of the defendant. The ECtHR recalled the ban on retrospective application of criminal law to the detriment of the accused.
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov arrived in Minsk on a working visit, have informed in the Russian Embassy in Belarus.
"The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov arrived in Minsk on a working visit", - is spoken in the message of Embassy on Twitter.
At the end of the pandemic coronavirus'll need to revise the principles of international cooperation in the field of biological research, this work is possible on the grounds of the UN, including who, as well as the CSTO and the SCO, said the Deputy Chairman of the security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.
"Sure, at the end of the pandemic will require a review of the principles of international cooperation in the field of biological research. The corresponding operation is also possible at the sites of organizations such as the UN, including its Institute who. As well as regional venues such as the CSTO and the SCO, which pay considerable attention to different aspects of security," Medvedev wrote in his article "Cooperation in the field of security during a pandemic of a novel coronavirus" in the journal "Russia in global politics".
A meeting of the Council of the parliamentary Assembly of the organization of collective security Treaty (CSTO PA) will hold on Monday via videoconference: it is planned to consider the draft programme of rapprochement and harmonization of national legislation, the press service of the state Duma.
It is noted that "the agenda of the meeting is the consideration of the draft programme of activities of the parliamentary Assembly on the approximation and harmonization of national legislation of member States of the CSTO in the 2021-2025 years."
In the summit of the Shanghai cooperation organization in St. Petersburg, which was postponed to autumn this year because of the pandemic coronavirus, will be attended by the UN Secretary General, leaders of the CIS and CSTO and the leaders of Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia and several other countries, said Friday the Secretary General of the SCO Vladimir Norov.
The BRICS and the SCO was scheduled for July 21-23 however, given the pandemic, a decision was made to transfer events in the fall.
Russian Ambassador in Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev admitted that third countries are attempting to divide Russia and Belarus, and in future such attempts will be more "tough and elegant".
"(Young people) don't understand the tension and the threats that can arise if we lose and the defence potential of our relations in the CSTO. And, most importantly, allow yourself to think that you can tear Russia from Belarus, and Belarus from Russia", - said Mezentsev during an online-conference, devoted to prospects of development of Russian-Belarusian relations.
Another court session on the case of former Armenian President Robert Kocharian, scheduled for June 9 was postponed due to the situation with coronavirus infection, said Tuesday in a press-service of the team of lawyers of former head of state.
"According to information received from the court information, judicial hearing is postponed in connection with the situation caused by coronavirus infection," - said in a statement posted on the guard page Kocharian in Facebook.
In the organization of collective security Treaty (CSTO) hopes that the US for six months reconsider its decision to withdraw from the Treaty on open skies, this move by Washington is unfortunate and will seriously damage the system of control over military activities, told RIA Novosti Secretary General of the military-political bloc Stanislav Zas.
"The US decision to withdraw from the Treaty on open skies was deeply regrettable and will certainly cause serious damage to not only the control of military activities, but also the entire system of international security as a whole. In our assessment, this move undermines the trust between the state and significantly reduces the level of transparency on the European continent," said Zas.
A meeting of the Council of the parliamentary Assembly of the organization of collective security Treaty (CSTO PA) will take place on 15 June in videoconference mode is planned to discuss the issues of security in a situation of a pandemic coronavirus, according to the website of the CSTO PA.
"The meeting will address current issues of ensuring international collective and national security in a situation of a pandemic coronavirus", - stated in the message.
The ex-President of Armenia Robert Kocharian, previously delivered from the jail to the medical center "of izmirlyan" will remain in the hospital until the end of the epidemic of the coronavirus, according to the Telegram-channel team of lawyers of former head of state.
"The administrative court satisfied the claim of the lawyer of the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharian, Aram Orbelyan. In line with this, prior to the end of the epidemic of the coronavirus Kocharyan will remain in the medical center "izmirlyan", - stated in the message.
"The United States was implementing a military-biological activity around the world, including along our borders," — said Sergey Lavrov at the meeting of foreign Ministers of the CSTO. Moscow has long been concerned about biological security of neighbouring countries. In Kazakhstan, Armenia and Tajikistan, the Americans established a network of biological laboratories. Especially many questions from the Russian authorities to the center the name Lugar in Georgia. Why is all this necessary Washington understood RIA Novosti.
The first infection with coronavirus in Kazakhstan was recorded at the beginning of March. Authorities have closed the border and imposed a state of emergency. On the Internet rumors that the virus may be associated with the bio-laboratory, which in 2016 on the South-East of the country built by the Americans.
