MFA: New military doctrine of Belarus causes Armenia's concern

 The new military doctrine adopted by Belarus causes Armenia's concern, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told reporters on April 15.  

The deputy minister said that Armenia openly expressed its discontent with Minsk's stand on the Karabakh problem. "In particular, I invited the Ambassador of Belarus to the Foreign Ministry. Edward Nalbandian talked to his Belarusian counterpart. Afterwards, they tried to neutralize the previous steps through a statement", Kocharyan said. He said that at the moment the adoption of a new military doctrine by Belarus has become a problem for not only Armenia but also for the CSTO in general. 

To recall, the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus adopted in the first reading a bill "On Approval of Military Doctrine of the Republic of Belarus". Defense Minister of Belarus Andrey Ravkov said that the new military doctrine of the CSTO member state implies a ban on the participation of the Belarusian army in the armed operations abroad. "There will never be such participation in the military operations abroad," the minister said.  
To note, Belarus is a CSTO member state along with Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.