Tuesday, May 23 2023 16:26

ArmInfo.Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Representative of the NATO Secretary General for the  South Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina discussed issues related to Armenia-NATO partnership and cooperation.

According to the press service of the Prime Minister, the  interlocutors also touched upon the situation on the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the demarcation of the border between  Armenia and Azerbaijan and ensuring the security and stability of the  border.

They touched upon the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh, in  particular, the humanitarian crisis that arose in Nagorno-Karabakh  due to the illegal blockade of the Lachin (Berdzor) corridor by  Azerbaijan, the introduction of international dialogue mechanisms  between Baku and Stepanakert and other issues.

Yesterday, during a press conference, touching on the Armenia-CSTO  relations, Pashinyan did not rule out the possibility of the RA  leaving the Organization, stating that "according to the perception  of the Armenian side, the organization itself is leaving the RA." <I  do not rule out that Armenia may decide to de jure terminate or  freeze its membership in the CSTO. But this will happen only if we  record that the CSTO has withdrawn from Armenia. That is, in this  case, the CSTO de jure participant status, which does not give  anything, will only prevent us from discussing the security agenda  with other countries. Do you think Armenia did not receive other  offers, or opportunities in the field of acquiring weapons from other  countries? Of course, it had such an opportunity, but the  unavailability of these opportunities was mainly due to Armenia's  membership in the CSTO. We were told: you are a member of the CSTO,  what should we discuss with you?>, the prime minister said.