On March 16, RA Defense Minister Suren Papikyan received the delegation led by CSTO General Secretary Imangali Tasmagambetov, who arrived in Armenia on a working visit.  This is reported by the RA Ministry of Defense.

 Opinions were exchanged on a number of international and regional security issues, including the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the military-political situation around Armenia.

 In particular, speaking about the border situation, Suren Papikyan presented the long-standing problems and the expectations of the RA Ministry of Defense regarding the implementation of CSTO collective defense mechanisms.