“We highly appreciate Russia’s mediation efforts in preserving the ceasefire in the line of contact from beginning at 9 a.m. Only political-diplomatic methods must be used for resolving disputes, and agreements enshrined in the 2020 NovemJanuary 11 and November 26 statements of the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia,” added the announcement. “We find the use of force to be inadmissible. “On the night of Septemheavy fighting took place between Armenia and Azerbaijan with the use of heavy armaments and UAVs, which resulted in deaths and injuries,” said the CSTO in an statement ahead of convening the emergency session of its security council In response to Armenia’s request, the CSTO announced on Tuesday that his has initiated the process of launching CSTO mechanisms for resolving “the situation” at Armenia’s border, a statement by the organization read.Īfter Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack on settlements in the Gegharkunik, Syunik and Vayots Dzor provinces on Tuesday that killed 49 military personnel, Armenia asked the CSTO to intervene. He expressed confidence that CSTO mechanisms are capable of restraining the aggressor. In some directions the Azeri troops continue attempts to advance.īiyagov pointed called the attack aggressive and said that Azerbaijan grossly violated Armenia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.Īrmenia’s CSTO representative noted that Armenia has appealed to its allies in the CSTO, expecting effective collective steps to ensure the security, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Armenia within the framework of the CSTO Charter. Both military and civilian infrastructure were hit. The CSTO Secretariat leadership and the Chief of the Joint Staff Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov participated in the emergency session of the permanent council initiated by Armenia.Īrmenia’s Permanent Representative at the CSTO Viktor Biyagov briefed the council on the developments at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and notified about the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s application.Īt least 49 Armenian troops were killed and three civilians were wounded when Azerbaijan launched a major attack in several directions against Armenia shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Members of the CSTO Permanent Council expressed deep concern over the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and discussed proposals on the possible launch of CSTO mechanisms for resolving the situation, the CSTO Secretariat said in a statement. The news agency reported that one of the proposals emanating from the meeting was the possibility of dispatching CSTO Secretary-General Stanislav Zas to the region for him to report, first-hand, about the realities on the ground to heads of member-states, and the formation of a working group from the CSTO Secretariat and the Joint Staff for analyzing the situation and developing proposals. The security council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization-CSTO-held an emergency meeting on Tuesday when Armenia, a member state, appealed to the body to intervene after Azerbaijani forces launched a large-scale attack and breached Armenia’s sovereign borders.ĭuring the virtual meeting, the CSTO body proposed to create a working group, which will be tasked to assess the current situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and develop proposals to curtail the escalation, the BelTA news agency in Belarus reported.
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