Pashinyan: Decision to grant Azerbaijan the status of observer or  partner country in CSTO can not be made without Armenia`s consent 

ArmInfo. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stressed that without Armenia's consent the decision to grant Azerbaijan the status of an observer country or the  status of a partner country in the CSTO can not be adopted.

In an interview with Kommersant, answering the question, what will be  the position of Armenia, if Azerbaijan claims to be an observer  country or a partner country in the CSTO, Pashinyan said in  particular:  "It is probably clear to everyone that without Armenia's  consent such decisions can not be taken. All of you know the current  relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and every day we hear  threats from Azerbaijan towards Armenia, and because of this  Armenia's position on this issue is obvious, I think. "

Clarifying whether this means "no", Pashinyan noted that he had  already answered this question. To the remark that, however, the word  "no" was not said, the prime minister said: "I think if Azerbaijan  wants to achieve such a goal, it must first work on the settlement of  relations with Armenia."