Armenian FM meets with CSTO Sec Gen, highlights targeted response to  Azerbaijani against Armenia 

ArmInfo. On March 17 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received Imangali Tasmagambetov, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. 

At the beginning of the meeting Minister Mirzoyan congratulated  Imangali Tasmagambetov on assuming the position of the CSTO General  Secretary, wishing him efficient work and success.

The interlocutors exchanged views on the current military-political  situation in the region.

Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan emphasized the need for a clear and  targeted response of the organization to the military aggression  carried out by Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of Armenia,  which is a member of the CSTO.

The humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh resulting from the  blockade of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan was touched upon. The  Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed the imperative to implement the  provisions of the November 9, 2020 Trilateral Statement and the  decision made by the International Court of Justice on February 22  regarding the request for provisional measures against Azerbaijan.

During the meeting the General Secretary of the CSTO shared his  impressions from his visit to the city of Jermuk the day before.

The Foreign Minister underlined that the Azerbaijani side with its  continuous provocations is disrupting the efforts to establish peace  and stability in the region, while Azerbaijan's bellicose rhetoric is  aimed at preparing ground for the use of large-scale force against  the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, as well as  Nagorno-Karabakh. In this context, the importance of the need to  undertake active steps by the allies and partners of the Republic of  Armenia towards fulfilling Azerbaijan's obligations and excluding  manifestations of the use of force by Azerbaijan was highlighted.

In the morning of the same day the CSTO General Secretary,  accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia,  visited Yerablur pantheon.