On November 28, 2008 the sitting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) took place in the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.

The participants signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation. RA Defense Minsiter Seyran Ohanyan informed that during the session the issue of creating a “Common anti-aircraft defense system” was discussed. It has been raised many times, but has remained unsettled. The question has long been on the CSTO agenda. During the meeting of the OSCE Foreign Ministers in Helsinki on December 4 the participants will discuss Russia’s new initiative of preparing a new security agreement of Europe. Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Nikolay Bordyuzha said that the CSTO member states have approved this initiation of the Russian President: “High level consultations were held recently on the initiative of preparing a new security agreement in Europe. All he partners of Russia and CSTO member states approved the idea and agreed to develop it together.