Lukashenko on the situation around Khachaturov: In time, we proposed other candidates

ArmInfo. Presidents of  Russia and Belarus discussed the situation around the CSTO Secretary,  General Yuri Khachaturov during a meeting in Sochi. Lukashenko  himself stated this in an interview with Belarus-1 television  channel.

"And then we,initiated by Putin,  switched  to the CSTO issues and  the detention of Khachaturov in Armenia, our position is clear and  understandable. We at one time proposed other candidates, then we  were not listened to. Today everyone agreed that Lukashenkao  was  right when discussing this issue. We looked deeper on this issue -  from the point of view of the new leadership of Armenia, the policy  pursued by Nikol Pashinyan and his government, we discussed our joint  actions in the CSTO and the problems that exist today in the CSTO  itself, as well as those areas of action , s who meet members of the  Organization of the Collective Security Treaty ", - said the head of  Belarus.  It should be reminded that CSTO Secretary General Yury  Khachaturov is accused of overthrowing the constitutional order in  the so-called "March 1, 2008 case." At that time he held the post of  the head of the Yerevan garrison. By a court decision of July 28, he  was arrested and then released on bail in the amount of 5 million  drams. In the same case, the second Armenian President Robert  Kocharian and former Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan are on the  wanted list.

On August 2, the Special Investigative Service stated that the  preventive measure chosen against Yuri Khachaturov is not an obstacle  for him to absent himself from Armenia for some time. At the same  time, the CAS did not detail the permissible period of its absence.

Official Yerevan invited 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.