Working visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to the Russian Federation

President Serzh Sargsyan, who is Moscow on a working visit, today participated at the session of the Interstate Council of EvrAsEc. Armenia has observer status in this Organization since 2003.

Tonight, President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the official reception at the Kremlin Grand Palace invited by the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev and dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the CIS.



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President Serzh Sargsyan, who is in Moscow on a working visit, participated оn 20 December at the session of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

The session started with the meeting of the CSTO Heads of State in a closed format and later was followed by the meeting in the extended format.

Chairmanship of the Organization was passed on from Belarus to Kazakhstan.

The Parties signed also 23 documents, which are aimed at the improvement of the collective security structure, enhancement of the Organization’s potential, deepening of military and military-technical cooperation.

At the session adopted were important decisions pertinent to the modernization of the special units of the CSTO Rapid Response force, establishment of the system of information security, and common steps aimed at the fight against illegal trafficking of drugs and terrorism, and countering threats and challenges originating from Afghanistan.

Changes were made also to the Charter of the CSTO aimed at the internal institutional strengthening of the Organization. The program on the celebrations in 2012 of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and 10th anniversary of the CSTO was also adopted.



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President Serzh Sargsyan, who is in the Russian Federation on a working visit, participated on 20 December at the unofficial summit of the CIS Heads of State, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the CIS.

The Heads of CIS member states adopted a Declaration in which they reiterated their intention to enhance joint activities aimed at deepening cooperation, strengthening mutual understanding and cooperation, factual improvement of people’s life, promotion of their well-being and expansion of reciprocal contacts translating them into more practical results.

The document specifies strategic issues related to the development of cooperation in different areas in the framework of CIS. The parties expressed readiness to do everything necessary to maintain the CIS as an important factor of stability and security, area of mutually beneficial cooperation, a region of stable political, social-economic, humanitarian, scientific and technical development.

The CIS Heads of State discussed also issues related to the CIS economic cooperation in 2012. Parties highlighted the importance of cooperation in the areas of information and communication. They also made a decision regarding the enhancement of the role of CIS observer missions at the elections.