Pashinyan refused to sign the draft declaration at the CSTO summit

Pashinyan refused to sign the draft declaration at the CSTO summit



Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, within the framework of the CSTO summit, refused to write a draft declaration of the Collective Security Council and a draft on joint measures to provide assistance to his country. The press service of the Armenian government reported that Pashinyan stated the need for a political assessment of the actions of Azerbaijan by the organization.

"A political assessment is necessary, first of all, from a moral point of view," the statement is quoted. "It is also important from the point of view of restoring the territorial integrity of our country."

According to him, Yerevan proposes, by decision of the CSTO CSC, to speed up diplomatic work with Baku, aimed at the immediate withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops to their original positions as of May 11, 2021. Pashinyan added that the "lack of a clear political assessment" would mean "not only the CSTO's rejection of allied obligations," but could also be interpreted by the Azerbaijani side "as a green light from the CSTO for further aggression."

At the same time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that "Armenia, of course, will remain in the CSTO, despite the fact that not everything has been agreed upon."



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