Armenia sees necessity of specifying CSTO responsibility zone - government report
YEREVAN, April 17. /ARKA/. Due to the uncertainty of the positions expressed by a number of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states, the need to specify the zone of responsibility of the military pact has arisen, says an Armenian government’s report on the progress and results of the implementation of its plan of actions in 2022.
The report also recalls that on November 23, 2022, the CSTO Collective Security Council meeting was held in Yerevan,when the Armenian side stressed the absence of an adequate response on part of the organization regarding Azerbaijani aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia.
According to the report, Armenia stated that draft declarations on CSTO Collective Security Council and on joint assistance measures to the Republic of Armenia submitted for signing during the session did not contain any clear political assessment of the aggression against Armenia as well as lacked an action plan to eliminate the consequences of the aggression and restore the territorial integrity of the country.
"In connection with the Azerbaijani aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia on September 13, 2022, Armenia also officially requested the Russian Federation to put into effect the provisions of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, as well as of the Collective Security Treaty Organization,’ the report says.
On September 13, 2-22 Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Armenia. Using heavy artillery, multiple rocket launchers and combat UAVs, the Azerbaijani armed forces shelled 36 residential areas and communities, including towns of Goris, Jermuk, Vardenis, Kapan, Geghamasar deep within the sovereign territory of Armenia.
The Azerbaijani attack deliberately targeted civilian population and vital civilian infrastructures. According to official information, more than 200 Armenian citizens, both military personnel and civilians were killed and went missing, 293 servicemen were wounded, 3 civilians and 20 servicemen were taken captives. -0-
