ArmInfo.Once the form of a change of country leaders has been adopted, then it seems to me that in this regard it is necessary to adhere to this trend. On November 9, during a video bridge Yerevan-Moscow-Tallinn, , a Member of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Frants Klintsevich, expressed this opinion, answering ArmInfo's question about whether Armenia will retain the post of CSTO Secretary General.
"Anyway, Russia is in these positions, and I think this is probably very correct. These are elements of trust, including the CSTO institute itself. When the CSTO was created, Nikolay Bordyuzha was there, and then there were no questions this is due to the scale of the individual. Time has passed, people in politics are leaving, and new ones appear, in each country with their own potential, somewhere, perhaps insufficient. Here, probably, we need to talk about the principles of international law that need to be observed and acted upon " - he said, adding that if all this time is due The host will be occupied by a representative from the Russian Federation, sooner or later it will be blamed for the absolute dominance and undemocratic nature of the CSTO Institute itself.
The senator expressed his conviction that this issue needs to work within the framework of the CSTO agreements. "If you build your plans every time, it will not lead to anything good. But this is my personal opinion", concluded Klintsevich.
To note the post of CSTO Secretary General until November of this year was held by Yuri Khachaturov. July 26 Special Investigation Service of Armenia, Khachaturov was charged with overthrowing a constitutional court on July 28, the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan released Khachaturov on a written undertaking not to leave the town after paying a deposit of 5 million drams ($ 10,000).
On November 2, by the decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council, Khachaturov was dismissed from the post of Secretary General of the organization. The Armenian side initiated early review. The day before, in Astana, the leaders of the CSTO were to choose a new secretary general of the organization, but the issue was moved to the agenda of the meeting of the heads of state on December 6 in St. Petersburg. The Armenian side insists that the post of Secretary General should remain with Armenia, since this issue is not connected with this or that person, but with the statutory norms of the country rotation.