Armenia "did not ask CSTO to help resolve conflict in Karabakh"![]() February 2, 2021 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia did not request CSTO mechanisms to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas told a press conference on Tuesday, February 2. According to him, the organization has repeatedly advocated for the cessation of hostilities and the settlement of the conflict peacefully, and that position has not changed, TASS reports. “Why didn't the CSTO intervene? You can't think that our organization has limited itself to observing the situation, expressing demands for a ceasefire and negotiations. No, we did a lot of work,” said Zas. "In that situation, there was no request from Armenia for military or any other kind of assistance from the CSTO." ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |