ArmInfo.Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko had a telephone conversation on the Belarusian side's initiative.
The two discussed issues related to the organization of the meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council, which will be held on November 23 in the capital of Belarus, Minsk.
"Prime Minister Pashinyan informed the President of Belarus that he would not be able to take part in the meeting, and expressed the hope that the CSTO partners will treat the decision with understanding," the message says.
Earlier, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan did not take part in the CIS summit in Bishkek. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan also refused to participate in the next meeting with colleagues from the CIS countries, which took place in Moscow.