YEREVAN. – First Deputy of the Armenian MOD David Tonoyan discussed on Wednesday cooperation issues with the Deputy Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov.

Parties discussed in particular issues on preparation for the exercises with the participation of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces, which is scheduled for Sept. 3-8 in Armenia, MOD reports. Besides, Semerikov informed about the preparation works on the organization’s regular meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CSTO member states scheduled on May 3 in Kazakhstan.