The Minister of Defense of Armenia Arshak Karapetyan met in Yerevan with CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zasem. As the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry, the Defense Minister at the beginning of the conversation expressed resentment of the Armenian government: “We are expecting your visit in May to Armenia at that time was quite a busy period (aggravation on the border with Azerbaijan in the area of Zangezur corridor – haqqin.. AZ), but, unfortunately, your visit did not take place. Today, a consistently difficult situation is preserved at our borders. This is strongly bothering us. We are supporters of the world. We do not want to exacerbate at our borders … We, of course, strive to solve this problem peaceful way, showing
our peacefulness. ”
Arshak Karapetyan complained about the lack of Armenian military support mechanisms on the part of the CSTO.
What did Stanislav Zas?
The Secretary General only has congratulated the Armenian Defense Minister on his appointment and informed about the planned for September 15 in Dushanbe, a joint meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Ministers of Defense and Security Council Secretaries of CSTO Collective Security Council Assembly, during which the presidency of the CSTO will be transferred to the Republic of Armenia.