CSTO postpones emergency meeting to discuss recent escalation on Armenian-Azerbaijani border
The emergency meeting of the CSTO Permanent Council initiated by CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas on July 13 has been postponed, CSTO Spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov told TASS news agency.
“The emergency meeting of the CSTO Permanent Council has been postponed for the need of additional consultation with member states to determine the format of the discussion on the situation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border,” Zainetdinov is quoted as saying.
As reported earlier, on July 13, Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan held a phone conversation with CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas.
Minister Mnatsakanyan presented the CSTO Secretary General with detailed information on the ceasefire violations committed by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the direction of the Tavush region starting from July 12 and the resumption of those operations in the morning of July 13, as well as the consequences of further escalation of the situation.
Foreign Minister Mnatsakanyan underscored the unacceptability of such actions towards the CSTO member-state.