YEREVAN. – Following the July 4 Yerevan meeting, the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers adopted a statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Syria. This was stated by Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbanduian at a press briefing following the meeting
Stressing that it is great honor for Armenia to host such a meeting, the foreign minister said that in the framework of Armenia’s chairmanship in the organization, Yerevan will host a meeting of the Collective Security Council in October.
Preparation for the upcoming session was discussed during today’s meeting.
According to the minister, the focus of today’s meeting was the first strategy of the CSTO until 2025. The ministers also discussed the process of implementation of the agreements and decisions taken at the previous meetings.
“Armenia has always played active role in the organization,” he said.
In turn, the CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha said that the focus of the organization remain the issues of combating terrorism.