Wednesday, May 19 2021 15:42

ArmInfo. The use of collective forces of the CSTO against any state that was previously part of the USSR is the most extreme measure. The former CSTO Secretary General  Nikolai Bordyuzha expressed this opinion in an interview with Novaya  Gazeta.  "We must take into account: Azerbaijan is a member of the  CIS, which includes the CSTO member states. This duality will always  exist.

The use of collective forces against any state that was previously  part of the USSR is the most extreme measure. It is always necessary  to strive to resolve the conflict by political means, which is  happening now ", noted Bordyuzha.  At the same time, in order to  clarify why this time Armenia's appeal to the CSTO played an obvious  role, the Russian military stated that this time for the first time  they are talking about Armenian lands, the ownership of which is not  disputed by anyone.

"The entire international community regards this territory as a  sovereign territory of Armenia. According to its statutory documents,  the CSTO is obliged to respond in this case to the introduction of  the armed forces of another state there. At the same time, the  Armenian authorities are turning not to Russia, but to a  military-political union designed to protect security and the  integrity of the participating States, "he said.  At the same time,  Bordyuzha added that the negotiations between the parties took place  with the most active mediation efforts of Russia, which is nothing  more than the mediation activity of one of the CSTO members. "And  Russia is not just one of the members, but a system-forming state for  the CSTO," Bordyuzha summed up.