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Armenia favors upgraded CSTO military-technical accords
ITAR-TASS News Agency
June 23, 2006 Friday 12:25 PM EST
MINSK, June 23 -- Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has called for
upgrading CSTO agreements on military-technical cooperation.
"It is a matter of military-technical assistance to CSTO member
countries in case of an aggression," he said.
Kocharyan thinks they should also define parameters of mutual
commitments.
Also, CSTO member states should support each other at international
and regional organizations, he said. "We should abstain from steps,
which may contradict the interests of partners," he said.
Armenia is bordering on unstable regions, Kocharyan said. "Iraq is on
the verge of a civil war, tensions surrounding the Iranian nuclear
program are growing and may spread onto other spheres," he said.
These factors add to tensions on the CSTO southern borders. Armenia
wants to ease the tensions, strengthen the regional stability and
resolve the problems diplomatically, he said.
ITAR-TASS News Agency
June 23, 2006 Friday 12:25 PM EST
MINSK, June 23 -- Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has called for
upgrading CSTO agreements on military-technical cooperation.
"It is a matter of military-technical assistance to CSTO member
countries in case of an aggression," he said.
Kocharyan thinks they should also define parameters of mutual
commitments.
Also, CSTO member states should support each other at international
and regional organizations, he said. "We should abstain from steps,
which may contradict the interests of partners," he said.
Armenia is bordering on unstable regions, Kocharyan said. "Iraq is on
the verge of a civil war, tensions surrounding the Iranian nuclear
program are growing and may spread onto other spheres," he said.
These factors add to tensions on the CSTO southern borders. Armenia
wants to ease the tensions, strengthen the regional stability and
resolve the problems diplomatically, he said.