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RUSSIAN WEAPONS DEAL WITH AZERBAIJAN NOT BANNED BY CSTO LAWS - MP
16:35 ~U 30.10.13
Russia's weapons trade deal with the Azerbaijani government is not
banned by any law of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
(CSTO), according to a Russian parliamentarian.
Speaking to reporters after a closed-door parliament session in
Yerevan, Head of the CSTO Standing Committee on Defense and Security
Anatoly Viborny said that the country acts in accordance with the
letter of the law while performing its obligations in relation to
third states.
"We'll take your concerns into account," Viborny promised. "The
fact that we are conducting this session on the territory of the
Armenia today demonstrates already that we are really concerned by
the developments in this region. Russia is doing everything possible
to prevent threats by any country. All the member-states of the CSTO
have to act only within the law."
Speaking of the meeting, the Russian official said that it addressed
several key issues, focusing particularly on the approximation of
laws of the member-states.
Khosrov Harutyunuyan (Republican parliamentary faction), an advisor of
the CSTO delegation, said for his part that the questions discussed
during the hearing aimed to make clear to the Russian side that the
threat facing Armenia is also a problem for the CSTO member states.
The Armenian MP noted that the CSTO agreement contains no provision
on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"The final agreement will cover all the issues of concerns. At the end
of November, probably, we will have a statement saying that any attempt
to achieve a military settlement will be considered a challenge to the
international law and the CSTO," he said, adding that the Armenian side
had also voiced concerns of the Turkish border blockade at the meeting.
Armenian News - Tert.am
16:35 ~U 30.10.13
Russia's weapons trade deal with the Azerbaijani government is not
banned by any law of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
(CSTO), according to a Russian parliamentarian.
Speaking to reporters after a closed-door parliament session in
Yerevan, Head of the CSTO Standing Committee on Defense and Security
Anatoly Viborny said that the country acts in accordance with the
letter of the law while performing its obligations in relation to
third states.
"We'll take your concerns into account," Viborny promised. "The
fact that we are conducting this session on the territory of the
Armenia today demonstrates already that we are really concerned by
the developments in this region. Russia is doing everything possible
to prevent threats by any country. All the member-states of the CSTO
have to act only within the law."
Speaking of the meeting, the Russian official said that it addressed
several key issues, focusing particularly on the approximation of
laws of the member-states.
Khosrov Harutyunuyan (Republican parliamentary faction), an advisor of
the CSTO delegation, said for his part that the questions discussed
during the hearing aimed to make clear to the Russian side that the
threat facing Armenia is also a problem for the CSTO member states.
The Armenian MP noted that the CSTO agreement contains no provision
on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"The final agreement will cover all the issues of concerns. At the end
of November, probably, we will have a statement saying that any attempt
to achieve a military settlement will be considered a challenge to the
international law and the CSTO," he said, adding that the Armenian side
had also voiced concerns of the Turkish border blockade at the meeting.
Armenian News - Tert.am