Military Drill of CSTO Quick Response Units to be conducted in Armenia

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS: The ‘2011-2015 State Program for Development of RA Arms and Military Equipments’ was discussed and approved December 11 during the RA National Security Council’s session. An official from the press office of the Secretary of the RA National Security Council told Armenpress that Arthur Baghdasaryan, secretary of RA National Security Council, reported today at a press conference that the program will be put into action in accordance with the President’s decree.

‘With the adoption of the program we undertake an important step in the direction of eliminating all the possible military threats against the security of Armenia. A clear-cut middle-term and long-term vision of development of arms and military equipments is being invested with the adoption of the program. Within the framework of the program, the current arms and military equipments will be modernized in case of need. It will have a great significance for ensuring rise in efficiency of military readiness of our armed forces.

The program will also promote the development of military industry in Armenia. Joint enterprises will be created on the basis of the agreement ‘On Cooperation between Armenia and Russia in the Sphere of Military Industry’. It will give an opportunity to develop the military industry of Armenia and promote the military cooperation with Russia and other member-states of the CSTO,’ Arthur Baghdasaryan said. In this context Arthur Baghdasaryan underscored the importance of the agreement on prolonging the operation of the Russian military bases in Armenia.

He added that the parties endeavor to implement the agreement. The Secretary of the RA National Security Council met with Vladimir Pronichev, commander of the RF frontier forces, December 10 in Moscow. The parties discussed a variety of issues on border security and further modernization of infrastructures of Armenia-Iran and Armenia-Turkey border check points. A joint working group of border-guards of Armenia and Russia has already been established.

A corresponding program, the implementation of which will help solve the current issues, has been drafted as well. As to the issues, discussed at the December 10 summit of the CSTO member-states, Arthur Baghdasaryan said the Armenian party managed to present its approaches in a best way. Armenia is one of the initiators and active participants of the formation of the CSTO quick response units; that is why it was decided at the summit to conduct the military drill of the quick response units October, 2011 in Armenia.An interstate target program will be drafted for securing the units with necessary arms and equipments.