Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian said CSTO is not only an important component of our country’s security system, but it also contributes to regional stability and security.
“If a military and political cooperation is not against a third country, it can be only a peace guarantee,” Kirakossian told Yerevan-hosted international conference, titled “CSTO and South Caucasus: Prospects of Peace and Security in the Region.”
According to him, Armenia, jointly with its partner in CSTO, made a range of initiatives aimed at strengthening OSCE, specifically, Armenia supports the offer on signing a new Agreement on European Security.
“Strengthening and development of the entire architecture of security, as well as adoption of new legal liabilities for all the parties will positively contribute to enhancing the regional stability,” said Kirakossian.
According to him, the Astana declaration definitely reads that the international community’s efforts should be aimed at creating such system of security, which lacks demarcation lines, conflicts, zones of influence and various levels of security. “Armenia will continue exerting efforts to implement a similar vision of security,” concluded Kirakossian.
