CSTO Permanent Council holds a meeting chaired by Armenia`s Permanent  Representative to CSTO 

ArmInfo. On September 14, the CSTO Permanent Council held a meeting chaired by Armenia's Permanent Representative to the CSTO David Virabyan. 

The press office of the CSTO has told ArmInfo that CSTO Secretary  General Nikolay Bordyuzha, Deputy Secretaries General,  representatives of the CSTO Secretariat and Joint Headquarters, and  other officials attended the meeting. Marcel Pe?ko, Director of the  OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, and Petko Draganov, Special  Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the United  Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia,  participated in the meeting for the first time.        

Petko Draganov said that the United Nations Regional Centre for  Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, in collaboration with the  authorities, international partners and civil society of the Central  Asian countries, is making its own contribution to prevention of  discrepancies and violence and to promotion of democratic processes.  It also campaigns for strengthening of inter-ethnic peace and keeps a  close watch on potential conflicts.  

For his part, Marcel Pesko said that the OSCE Conflict Prevention  Centre is one of the main efficient OSCE mechanisms. It supports the  member states, the Chairperson-in-Office, and OSCE Secretary General  in early prevention of conflicts, settlement of crises and  post-conflict rehabilitation. 

The members of the CSTO Permanent Council expressed their assessments  of the situation in the Eurasian space and discussed other issues.  The guests praised CSTO's cooperation with the UN and the OSCE.    

David Virabyan summed up the results of the meeting and said the  meeting was useful. He suggested making such meetings more frequent  to promote the practical cooperation of the CSTO, the UN and the  OSCE.