Armenia tells CSTO about Azerbaijan's incursion into KarabakhApril 9, 2022 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has provided details about Azerbaijan's incursion into Nagorno-Karabakh to the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Stanislav Zas. Azerbaijan has broken into Nagorno-Karabakh, and the incursion has left three Armenian soldiers dead and at least 14 others injured. On March 24, Azerbaijan stormed into the zone of the responsibility of the Russian peacekeepers stationed in the area and is refusing to completely withdraw its forces from strategic heights. Mirzoyan and Zas met in Moscow on Friday, April 8, with the former dwelling upon the situation created as a result of Azerbaijan's invasion. During the meeting, the Armenian foreign policy chief stressed the need for continued efforts to improve the organization's crisis response mechanisms. Zas, meanwhile, presented the security situation in the CSTO zone and the current challenges, and informed Mirzoyan about the process of agreeing on the documents negotiated within the CSTO. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |