The CSTO is ready to send observers to Armenia, for which only the decision of the Collective Security Council is needed, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov said at the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan in Astana, Ria Novosti reports.
"After Armenia requested to convene an extraordinary CSTO summit, it was immediately held, decisions were made to send the CSTO Secretary General, the Chief of the Joint Staff to Armenia. They went there, developed recommendations, we have had those recommendations for more than a month now. They are to send a CSTO observation mission to the territory of Armenia on the border with Azerbaijan.
The only thing that is required is the decision of the Collective Security Council, which should be convened by the CSTO president, and the presiding country is Armenia, isn't it?” Lavrov said.
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, in his turn, noted that Armenia is waiting for the observers, but such a meeting has not yet been agreed upon.
In this regard, Lavrov assured that Russia is ready to hold such a session online at any time.
