The RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan participated in the sitting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government via video link.
The Deputy Prime Minister made a speech, in which he particularly said.
"Dear Heads of Government,
Dear Colleagues,
Expressing a general opinion, I would like to note that the main goal of the CIS remains to provide favorable conditions for the further development of interstate cooperation in the field of economy, humanitarian sphere, security and political cooperation.
Armenia welcomes the initiatives of cooperation in the mentioned spheres and is ready to support the effective implementation of the adopted decisions.
I am confident that our further efforts to supplement the existing agreements with concrete content will increase the real contribution of the CIS in strengthening and expanding the multilateral cooperation of our countries within the organization.
In connection with the statements of the Azerbaijani side, I must remind you that the only format for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, endowed with the mandate of the international community, is the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on behalf of the Russian Federation, the French Republic and the United States.
Since the topic was touched upon, I must state that at the moment, Azerbaijan's aggression against Nagorno Karabakh continues, which, by the way, is carried out with the direct military-political support of Turkey, with the involvement of terrorists from Syria and Libya. In front of everyone, Azerbaijan is becoming a base for the CIS territory to penetrate terrorists and their ideology.
All the settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh, including the capital Stepanakert and the second largest city of Shushi, civilian infrastructure, health facilities, schools, pre-schools, religious and historical monuments are being shelled by the Azerbaijani armed forces.
Fighters on the Azerbaijani side use methods typical of radical terrorist groups, such as the torture of captives, demonstrative shootings and beheadings, and the desecration of the bodies of those killed.
The Azerbaijani leadership is responsible for a number of war crimes that are gross violations of international humanitarian law.
Despite calls from the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, many heads of state and authoritative international organizations, Azerbaijan has repeatedly violated and continues to violate the ceasefire agreements reached.
Azerbaijan should have understood long ago that there is no military solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and that the CIS is not a platform for spreading lies and falsifications.
Returning to the agenda of our sitting today, I will briefly touch upon some issues.
I would like to note once again that Armenia is ready to continue taking practical steps to find favorable conditions for expanding the prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation within our organization.
As it is known, every economic instability on the world stage is a stimulus for capitalization of new approaches, innovations and scientific achievements.
In this regard, we attach special importance to the cooperation of the CIS member states in innovative, educational, informational and other spheres.
The Armenian side also supports the adoption of the documents proposed at the meeting, which regulate and improve the existing mechanisms of cooperation in various spheres, in particular, the establishment and development of a unified air defense system, the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, as well as security of international transportation in the CIS".
