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    WILL VARTAN OSKANIAN CRITICIZE CSTO?

    Azg/arm
    12 Nov 04

    On November 11, Vartan Oskanian will leave for Moscow to participate
    in the regular sitting of foreign ministers within the framework
    of Collective Security Treaty Organization. The organization was
    established in 1992 and included the six former Soviet republics:
    Armenia, Russia, Byelorussia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzia.

    CSTO is a military-political structure and, according to the regulation
    of the organization an attack against one of the organizationâ~@~Ys
    members means an attack against the rest of them. Thus, if for
    example, Azerbaijan attacks Armenia, Kazakhstan and the rest four
    countries treat it as an attack against them. CSTO, as high ranked
    Armenian officials stated for several times, is one of components of
    Armeniaâ~@~Ys security.

    The recent events testify that CSTO member-countries can not only
    refuse supporting one of the member countries, but also support a
    third country that is no member of the organization. On October 27,
    at Bakuâ~@~Ys initiative, the issue "Situation in Azerbaijanâ~@~Ys
    Occupied Territories" was included on the agenda of UN General
    Assembly. During the voting only 43 countries, including Kazakhstan
    and Kyrgyzia, two CSTO member countries, supported Azerbaijanâ~@~Ys
    initiative.

    One should suppose that Vartan Oskanian is going to dwell on this
    unnatural phenomenon during his speech at foreign ministersâ~@~Y
    regular sitting in Moscow. It â~@~Ys a principal issue for Armenia. If
    two countries being in one security system with Armenia not only fail
    to support us, but also take steps against the vital interests of
    Armenia, who can guarantee that in case of Azerbaijanâ~@~Ys aggression
    against Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzia will render military support
    to very Azerbaijan.

    By Tatoul Hakobian

    --Boundary_(ID_oHt+9B2IYITw4LTlMojcYg)--
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