CSTO to dispatch mission to Armenia

ArmInfo.  An emergency session of the Collective Security Council of the Russia-led  Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), convened September 13  at the request of Armenia, reached an agreement to send a CSTO  mission to Armenia led by Secretary General of the organization  Stanislav Zas, CSTO Spokesman Vladimir Zaynetdinov stated following  the session.

The mission that includes also Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, chief  of CSTO General Staff and representatives from CSTO member states  will assess the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border,  following the September 13 deadly clashes and prepare a detailed  report on the situation in the region and work out proposals on  de-escalation of the tension for the heads of states who will gather  for the next session of the Collective Security Council scheduled in  Yerevan this autumn.

A proposal was also agreed to set up a working group of the  Secretariat staff and soldiers from the Joint Staff to permanently  monitor the situation in the area of responsibility of the Collective  Security Treaty Organization.