The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and in the zone of Nagorno-Karabakh is fraught with serious destabilization. This was announced on Friday at the CSTO Secretariat following an expanded meeting of the leadership at the headquarters of the organization, TASS reports.
“According to the CSTO Secretary General, the situation in the South Caucasus remains fraught with serious destabilization. The risks associated with the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remain relevant,” the secretariat noted.
Tension in the Caucasus region between Armenia and Azerbaijan persists as a result of many years of contradictions, CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov said.
“Tension persists in the Caucasus region as a result of many years of contradictions between Armenia and Azerbaijan,” he said at an enlarged meeting of the leadership of the Secretariat and the Joint Staff of the organization.