Extraordinary session of CSTO Permanent Council held in connection with sharp aggravation of situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan

On September 13 this year, at the initiative of the Armenian side an emergency meeting of the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held with the participation of the leadership of the CSTO Secretariat and the head of the Joint Staff, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov. 

Chairing the meeting, the Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the CSTO Victor Biyagov briefed his colleagues on developments on the situation in certain areas of Armenia's border with Azerbaijan and reported on Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan's appeal to members of the CSTO Collective Security Council in this regard.

Council members expressed extreme concern about the evolving situation and considered proposals for the possible use of the CSTO mechanisms to resolve the situation.

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CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov

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