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20 September 2002 - 15:26 AMT

CHIEFS OF ARMED FORCES GENERAL STAFF OF CIS MEMBER AND TREATY ON COLLECTIVE SECURITY PARTICIPANT STATES GATHERED IN MOSCOW

The recurrent sitting of the chiefs of general staffs of armed forces of the CIS member states, as well as participants of the Treaty on Collective Security has opened in Moscow. Representatives of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Armenia participate in the forum. Republic of Armenia armed forces general staff chief Mikayel Harutyunian represents Armenia at the session. The prospects of developing military cooperation between the states, which are members of the CIS and the Treaty on Collective Security, is under consideration at the conference.