The Azerbaijani armed forces continue to be located in the Sotk-Khoznavar section, creating real threats to the security of Armenia, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated at the Parliament session.
“I also want to note that the 45 square kilometer territories, that came under occupation as a result of these incidents, unfortunately, are not the only ones in Armenia. Since the early 90s, around 70 square kilometer territories are in the same status and as I said, our policy is to view the solution of the issue in the context of the activity of the delimitation and demarcation commission,” Pashinyan says.
The way the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) responded to this, according to Pashinyan, is also the failure of that Organization.
“Despite the existing procedures, the CSTO has not made a decision to conduct the monitoring of the issue yet, justifying the long-held fears among the Armenian public that that Organization, which is of key importance for Armenia’s security system, will do nothing at the necessary moment, and will remain in the status of an observer.
The fact is that the CSTO has not addressed this situation in any way even in the status of an observer,” Pashinyan says.
