On December 17, 2012 the Armenian post issued a postage
stamp dated for the 20 anniversary of participation of the Republic of Armenia
in the Collective Security Treaty Organization - a military-political Union
of the CI states created in a counterbalance of the NATO countries expansion to
the East.
The issue is printed in mini sheet of 10 values with decorating margins. Artist:David Davlatyan. Printing:
offset. Size of stamps: 24 х 40
mm. Edition: 40 000 copies Printed in printing house "Cartor"
France.
For Armenia membership in CSTO is a only guarantee of
protection against military threat from the turkic states of Azerbaijan and
Turkey and the only real opportunity to keep presence at the Armenian enclave -
Mountainous Karabakh. Besides Russia, in the South Caucasian region Armenia has
no other geopolitical allies.
