Thursday, November 23 2023 17:20

ArmInfo.All decisions of the CSTO summit in Minsk will be legitimate, despite the absence of  the Armenian side. Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergei Aleynik told reporters.

The Foreign Minister confirmed that decisions in the CSTO are made by  consensus. "I had a telephone conversation with my Armenian  counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan. We discussed, among other things, these  issues and decision-making mechanisms. All decisions that will be  made today are absolutely legitimate. In accordance with the rules  and procedure of the organization, decisions are made with the  consent of all countries -members. We agreed that following the  summit, the CSTO Secretary General will visit Yerevan.  And,  naturally, we will pass on all the decisions that were finalized here  within the framework of the conciliation commission to our Armenian  partners. And we will count on them to join them," he said, BelTA  reports.

As for the non-arrival of high representatives of the Armenian side,  including the Prime Minister, to the summit in Minsk, Sergei Aleynik  said that this should be taken calmly.