Russian MFA: It's incorrect to talk about CSTO's help, while conflict taking place in Karabakh
By Trend
It is incorrect to talk about the use of the defensive potential of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin, Trend reports citing the Armenian media.
“The conflict did not reach the territory, and Armenia didn’t make an official request. The CSTO helps its member states in certain situations when there is clear external aggression,” Pankin told reporters.
Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of the Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery on Sept. 27.
Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front. As a result of retaliation, Azerbaijani troops liberated a number of territories previously occupied by Armenia, as well as take important, strategic heights under control.