ArmInfo.On September 25 Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov, who is in St. Petersburg on a working visit, met with the Executive Secretary of the CSTO PA Peter Ryabukhin in the Tauride Palace. The Permanent Representative of the Parliament of the Republic of Armenia to the CIS IPA Hayk Chilingaryan also attended the meeting.
According to Armenian Parliament press service, during the meeting issues related to the organizational work of the forthcoming meeting of CSTO PA Council were discussed. The sides noted with satisfaction the active work of the Armenian delegation in the work of the Assembly.
Sharmazanov submitted military-political situation in Southern Caucasus, noting that Azerbaijan remains to be a threat of security and balance.
"The leadership of Azerbaijan has openly propagated hatred for Armenians for years, trying to give a religious color to the Artsakh problem, we condemn the racist policy of the leadership of Azerbaijan and we consider it inadmissible to give the problem of religious coloring. The conflict should be resolved exclusively through peaceful negotiations - with full realization of the right of the people of Artsakh to self- determination".