Monday, May 16 2022 21:04

ArmInfo.At a meeting on Monday, the leaders of the countries participating in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) made proposals for improving the crisis response system - they will be worked out.

This was stated by Secretary General of the association Stanislav Zas at a press  conference following the results of the anniversary summit held in  Moscow. His attention was drawn to the statements of Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan that it is necessary to improve the crisis  response mechanisms within the organization. "Today this issue was  discussed. Quite a lot of proposals were made to improve the crisis  response system, including by the Armenian side," the Secretary  General confirmed in response. Zas specified that the heads of other  states also expressed their proposals on this matter, and this was  done "taking into account the practical experience gained in  Kazakhstan." Speaking about the involvement of peacekeeping forces in  this republic, in general, this system worked, he noted that.  "Now  the task is this: to make the necessary adjustments without breaking  the fundamentally established system, which, in fact, worked and  allowed us to complete the tasks," he noted. "Such work will be  deployed."

The CSTO Secretary General clarified that this topic was discussed,  including in relation to the states of the Caucasus. "This issue will  be worked out and discussed," he summed up, TASS reports.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on May 16, at a meeting of  the Organization, criticized the actions of the Collective Security  Treaty Organization (CSTO) during the conflict with Azerbaijan. He  also called on the member countries of the organization to  synchronize actions. According to Pashinyan, the anniversary of the  organization is a very good occasion to sum up some results and  discuss the prospects for the further development of our  organization. "There is a lot of positive in the history of the CSTO,  because, in reality, the CSTO has been and will be the most important  factor in ensuring security and stability in the region," he said.