An extraordinary CSTO Collective Security Council session was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, which was held in the format of a video conference, RA government reports.

The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev, the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas also participated in the meeting.

The report of the CSTO Secretary General as a result of the work of the mission sent to Armenia by the protocol decision adopted at the session of the Collective Security Council on September 13 was discussed at the session.

During the session, the RA Prime Minister noted that the Secretary General's report greatly expresses the existing realities, in particular the fact of the invasion of the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia by Azerbaijani units and the danger of its repetition, as well as the need for the Azerbaijani forces to return to their starting positions.

Prime Minister Pashinyan referred to Armenia's expectations regarding CSTO's response. In particular, he once again emphasized the need for a clear political assessment by the CSTO of the Azerbaijani aggression unleashed on the sovereign territory of Armenia on May 12, 2021, and after that, including on September 13-14, 2022, and restore the territorial integrity of Armenia; the need to create a precise map. As a result of the session, the Foreign Ministers of the CSTO countries were instructed to agree on a draft decision.