Turkish Hurriyet touches upon military exercises in Armenia launched by CSTO

“The Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has launched large-scale military exercises in Armenia amid tension with Azerbaijan over Baku’s pardoning of an extradited Azerbaijani soldier who had hacked an Armenian to death,” Turkish Hurriyet reports.
Around 2,000 troops from Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are conducting five days of war games between Sept. 15 and 19.
“In a recent visit to Azerbaijan, Rasmussen praised oil-rich Azerbaijan for its closer security cooperation with the alliance,” the Turkish newspaper reports.
“Our ties are developing steadily and positively,” Rasmussen said after talks with. The secretary-general said Azerbaijan was a “valuable partner for NATO,” adding that both sides had “an opportunity to build a solid, long-term partnership.”
To note, Armenia’s Defense Minsiter Seyran Ohanyan called the exercises unprecedented, the aim of which is to create a regional force that can neutralize potential threats.