Armenian contingent ready for CSTO Cooperation 2013 military exercises

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS: Armenia will participate in the joint military exercises Cooperation 2013 of the Rapid Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization with 50 officers and servicemen. This was reported to Armenpress by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan. “The military exercises will be held on September 18-27 in Belarus”, - stated Artsrun Hovhannisyan emphasizing that the Armenian subdivisions are ready for the exercises.

The participation in such exercises raises the efficiency of any army. The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia noted that Armenia is always ready to take part in the exercises and considers it to be quite important. “We are participating in different military trainings every year and it will be continuative”, - clarified Artsrun Hovhannisyan.

The joint military exercises Cooperation 2013 of the Rapid Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization will be held in the Republic of Belarus. The exercises will be attended by the contingents from the Republic of Armenia, Belarus, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

In 2012 the Cooperation 2012 was held in Armenia. The event was attended by the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, the Minister of Defense of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, the head of the operative and combat training department of the CSTO united staff Vladimir Ustinov, other senior servicemen and the representatives of CSTO secretariat. The Collective Security Treaty Organization was signed in 1992, May 15. Armenia, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are among the CSTO member states.