On May 19, Armenia’s Acting Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian participated in both the narrow and extended format sessions of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
In continuation of the discussions held yesterday, the Armenia’s Acting Foreign Minister presented the security situation in CSTO Caucasian region, keeping in spotlight the escalation of the situation caused by the incursion of the Azerbaijani armed forces into Armenia’s border provinces.
“The incursion of the Azerbaijani armed forces into Armenia’s sovereign territory is a direct threat to the security, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the CSTO member states, which is a challenge for the Organization’s collective security system,” Aivazian said.
Aivazian told his colleagues that in such conditions the CSTO emergency situations response procedure is becoming relevant in order to monitor the situation, assess the situation on the ground, and develop proposals for further measures, the issues of establishing a relevant multilateral mission are also fixed.
Speaking about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Aivazian emphasized that the use of force by Azerbaijan can in no way lead to the solution of the conflict. He added that the conflict must be solved exclusively in political-diplomatic platform under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship and based on the joint and comprehensive implementation of the principles developed by that mediation mission.
The session agenda also covered issues relating to the regional and the international situation and its impact on the security of the CSTO member states, the cooperation of the member states with international organizations, issues related to taking actions to increase the efficiency of the structure.
Based on the results of the session the foreign ministers adopted and approved a number of documents aimed at the cooperation between the CSTO member states in different dimensions.
Before the start of the ministerial meeting, the heads of the delegations of the CSTO member states and the CSTO Secretary General met with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
