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WILL CSTO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AGAINST AZERBAIJAN?
October 31 2013
The Standing Committee on Defense and Security of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly (CSTO PA) was held
in the National Assembly. During the press conference following the
meeting, the journalists asked the head of the Armenian Delegation to
CSTO, RPA MP Khosrov Harutyunyan whether the information is true that
a resolution has been adopted at the Yerevan meeting, which states the
challenges encountered by CSTO member countries, that the reference
about NKR is missing in the resolution, that Azerbaijan constitutes a
threat to Armenia and the Armenian delegation has not raised the issue
during the meeting. Khosrov Harutyunyan said that information was true,
"It is necessary to introduce the issue in the context of CSTO issues
from the prospective of security of Armenia. The issues of collective
security in South Caucasus are directly related to the security of
Armenia. There should be no other approach," said Khosrov Harutyunyan,
adding that the threats of Azerbaijan are exclusively conditioned by
the threats against the Republic of Armenia, and we can not disregard
these threats, and not only those observed from Azerbaijan, "Azerbaijan
arms not only outer regional players, but also CSTO member states,
hence, we have also talked about this very topic.
We have talked about the blockade of Armenia by Turkey, as a real
threat to CSTO security system. The objective was very clear, try
to present our partners the real threats that are related perhaps to
the security of Armenia, but they are a real threat to the system of
collective security system," said Harutyunyan opposing the statement
of his Russian counterpart who still is planning to discuss these
issues. Khosrov Harutyunyan assures that they have talked about these
issues during the morning session, and there is an agreement that as
a result of these discussions, the working group, in the participation
of CSTO Secretariat and our delegates, will develop the final document,
which would include all of the questions are of interest.
"The most essential is that during the discussion, these issues have
become the main key topics. We have also talked about the solution
of Karabakh conflict by Azerbaijan through military means, which
Azerbaijan constantly torpedoes," assured the speaker, adding that
there will be a CSTO statement saying that any attempt to implement
the settlement of conflicts through military means or under the threat
of force, shall be considered as a threat against the collective
security. Aravot.am has already informed that the working language of
the meeting was Russian, which caused the indignation of MPs. Even
Khachatur Kokobelyan has called for respect of the Constitution
of Armenia, and he had made his speech in Armenian. Khosrov
Harutyunyan clarified that the working language in CSTO is Russian,
and accordingly the tasks are conducted only in Russian and, as for
Kokobelyan's speech, he has personally translated it and does not
see any problem with it. The press conference was also in Russian
without translation. To this respect, he answered the questions of
journalist that the problem is purely technical, and he does not see
anything extraordinary in it.
Nelly Grigoryan
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/31/162286/
October 31 2013
The Standing Committee on Defense and Security of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly (CSTO PA) was held
in the National Assembly. During the press conference following the
meeting, the journalists asked the head of the Armenian Delegation to
CSTO, RPA MP Khosrov Harutyunyan whether the information is true that
a resolution has been adopted at the Yerevan meeting, which states the
challenges encountered by CSTO member countries, that the reference
about NKR is missing in the resolution, that Azerbaijan constitutes a
threat to Armenia and the Armenian delegation has not raised the issue
during the meeting. Khosrov Harutyunyan said that information was true,
"It is necessary to introduce the issue in the context of CSTO issues
from the prospective of security of Armenia. The issues of collective
security in South Caucasus are directly related to the security of
Armenia. There should be no other approach," said Khosrov Harutyunyan,
adding that the threats of Azerbaijan are exclusively conditioned by
the threats against the Republic of Armenia, and we can not disregard
these threats, and not only those observed from Azerbaijan, "Azerbaijan
arms not only outer regional players, but also CSTO member states,
hence, we have also talked about this very topic.
We have talked about the blockade of Armenia by Turkey, as a real
threat to CSTO security system. The objective was very clear, try
to present our partners the real threats that are related perhaps to
the security of Armenia, but they are a real threat to the system of
collective security system," said Harutyunyan opposing the statement
of his Russian counterpart who still is planning to discuss these
issues. Khosrov Harutyunyan assures that they have talked about these
issues during the morning session, and there is an agreement that as
a result of these discussions, the working group, in the participation
of CSTO Secretariat and our delegates, will develop the final document,
which would include all of the questions are of interest.
"The most essential is that during the discussion, these issues have
become the main key topics. We have also talked about the solution
of Karabakh conflict by Azerbaijan through military means, which
Azerbaijan constantly torpedoes," assured the speaker, adding that
there will be a CSTO statement saying that any attempt to implement
the settlement of conflicts through military means or under the threat
of force, shall be considered as a threat against the collective
security. Aravot.am has already informed that the working language of
the meeting was Russian, which caused the indignation of MPs. Even
Khachatur Kokobelyan has called for respect of the Constitution
of Armenia, and he had made his speech in Armenian. Khosrov
Harutyunyan clarified that the working language in CSTO is Russian,
and accordingly the tasks are conducted only in Russian and, as for
Kokobelyan's speech, he has personally translated it and does not
see any problem with it. The press conference was also in Russian
without translation. To this respect, he answered the questions of
journalist that the problem is purely technical, and he does not see
anything extraordinary in it.
Nelly Grigoryan
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/31/162286/