Thursday, November 24 2022 09:42

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not sign the draft "Declaration of the Collective Security Council of the CSTO on joint measures to provide  assistance to the Republic of Armenia."

According to the Prime Minister, the document is not sufficiently  finalized. "The lack of a clear political assessment of the situation  can mean not only the CSTO's refusal of allied obligations, but it  can also be interpreted by Azerbaijan as a green light from the CSTO  for further aggression against Armenia. And this contradicts not only  the letter, partners, at the moment I believe that the draft  "Declaration of the CSTO CSC and on joint measures to provide  assistance to the Republic of Armenia" submitted for signing is not  sufficiently finalized, and in this form, with all due respect, I am  not ready to sign these documents," Pashinyan said in his closing  speech at the summit of the CSTO member states.

Pashinyan reminded the heads of state that the risk of new aggression  from Azerbaijan against the territorial integrity of Armenia still  remains. "CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas reported on this at an  extraordinary meeting of the CSC on October 28 this year," the head  of the Armenian Cabinet said.

He recalled that since May 11, 2021, Azerbaijan has used armed forces  three times and occupied approximately 140 square kilometers of the  sovereign territory of Armenia. According to the UN resolution of  December 14, 1974, number 3314, the above-mentioned actions of  Azerbaijan are considered as aggression. , the  Prime Minister noted.