ArmInfo.Armenia in the CSTO should raise the issue of regulation of the relations of the member states with third countries, to avoid problems and misunderstandings throughout the structure, said the Head of the Committee on Political Affairs of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, ex-Premier Khosrov Harutyunyan from the Parliament tribune, addressing the Defense Deputy Minister of Armenia Ara Nazaryan.
That relates to all aspects, from strategic cooperation to political, he noted. "It is necessary to regulate all aspects, from the sale of weapons to third countries by Member States, to such aspects as the blog writer Alexander Lapshin's extradition to Azerbaijan for visiting the Nagorno-Karabkh Republic. A CSTO member-state(Belarus) acts against another CSTO member-state(Armenia) in favor of the third country(Azerbaijan), helping the escalation in the conflict zone(Nagorno-Karabakh) in CSTO space, acting against the interests of the organization", said Harutyunyan, telling that the Armenian Delegation will surely raise that issue in the Parliamentary Assembly of CSTO. According to him, the created situation brought to the claim to leave the CSTO in Armenia, which is unacceptable, thinks Harutyunyan. "Armenia need CSTO as much as CSTO needs Armenia. Serious defensive structures are being created in Armenia by the CSTO support", resumed the Ex-Premier.