ArmInfo. If we decide that we must nominate our candidate for the post of the CSTO Secretary General, I want to note that Armenia has enough resources to nominate a candidate who can fulfill the duties assigned to him at the proper level. About this November 2 in an interview with journalists, said the Acting Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakakyan, referring to the recall of CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov.
He noted that Armenia was able to maintain the possibility of nominating a candidate for this post, and this issue is now on our agenda. Mnatsakanyan informed that next week a meeting of the Security Council of Armenia will be held, at which issues related to the CSTO will be discussed. Acting Foreign Minister did not answer the question of who is a potential candidate for this position, saying: "Armenia has candidates." At the same time, he assured that the work of the organization will continue as usual.
When asked whether Armenia was interested in nominating a candidate, Mnatsakanyan replied: "We are interested in seeing the CSTO, as an organization, continue to be profitable. And I'm sure that we can make it remain that way," the acting president concluded. Minister of Foreign Affairs. Note that today Yuri Haaturov left the post of CSTO Secretary General. Recall that the CSTO Secretary General, Yuri Khachaturov, is accused of overthrowing the constitutional order in the so-called "case of March 1, 2008". At that time, he served as head of the Yerevan garrison. By the court's decision of July 28, he was arrested and then released on bail in the amount of 5 million drams. Official Yerevan invited the CSTO colleagues to consider the possibility of replacing the candidacy of the CSTO Secretary General from Armenia in connection with the criminal prosecution of Yuri Khachaturov. 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 the member states," the RA Foreign Ministry said, informing that Armenia had initiated the process of considering the issue of replacing Khachaturov. Despite the contradictory statements of various branches of the government of the RA, less, Khachaturov was recalled today.