On December 6, within the framework of his working visit to Russia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ara Aivazian held a meeting with CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas.  

People of Nagorno-Karabakh are a reality on the ground, and the hesitation of the presence and direct involvement of international organizations is unacceptable.

Foreign Ministry of Armenia is one of the pillars of our sovereignty and statehood. As an apolitical structure, it has an eternal objective - to protect the interests of the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people through daily work.

the necessity to ensure the security of the peaceful population of Artsakh, the facts of undermining the peace process by Azerbaijan through military means and the deployment of terrorist groups and mercenaries in Nagorno-Karabakh with the support of

The actions of Azerbaijan and its allies created new dangerous precedent for addressing conflict situations in the area of responsibility of the OSCE.

We must state that the brutal military force used against the people of Artsakh has further strengthened the fight for the recognition of the right of the people of Artsakh to self-determination, and we are witnessing certain new approaches in this d

it becomes obvious that this war, unfortunately, was inevitable, as it was highly provoked and organized by non-regional players, particularly by Turkey.

The meeting mainly focused on the issues of the return of the captives and hostages held in Azerbaijan, the searching of the missing persons and the exchange of bodies of those killed. In this regard, the sides reaffirmed their readiness to combine t

In the context of the peace process, Minister Aivazian reiterated that the full and fair realization of the rights of the people of Artsakh, including the right to self-determination, remains a priority for Armenia.

Minister Aivazian drew the attention of his colleagues to the steps being undertaken by Azerbaijan to establish a hub of international terrorism in the Caucasus, which bears the threat of transferring terrorism to other countires and neighboring regi