ArmInfo.The resignation from the post of CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov is due to the fact that his candidature was withdrawn by Armenia. This was stated by. Secretary General Valery Semerikov.
"The Armenian side initiated the recall of Yuri Grigorievich from the post of general secretary. They represented him, they withdraw him," said Semerikov to RIA Novosti.
At the same time, he indicated that the leaders of the CSTO states will decide which representative country will be the next Secretary General of the Organization. He did not rule out that this issue will be discussed at the upcoming summit of the Organization on November 8. "I do not exclude that this issue will be discussed at the summit," said Semerikov, answering the question of whether the issue of the CSTO Secretary General at the Organization summit can be resolved after Yuri Khachaturov left this post.
At the same time, he assured that Khachaturov's resignation would not affect the functioning of the organization. "How can this be reflected if we work on the implementation of decisions made by the Collective Security Council? How we worked, and we will work," said Semerikov.
Earlier, the organization reported that the CSTO Secretary General, Yuri Khachaturov, was dismissed from office, his deputy Valery Semerikov was in charge.
On the eve of Minsk, President of Armenia Armen Sargsyan has already announced that the procedure for recalling Khachaturov has begun. Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry of Armenia today hastened with a new statement that Armenia cannot withdraw the CSTO Secretary General, since he is not a representative of the republic, but the head of the organization. "A decision may be taken on replacing the secretary general on the basis of a collective decision of member countries," the RA MFA said, informing that Armenia had initiated the process of considering the issue of replacing Khachaturov. However. Khachaturov was recalled from the post of the CSTO Secretary General. He is being held as a defendant in the March 1, 2008 case.