The Secretary of the Security Council had a telephone conversation with CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas.

During the telephone conversation, the sides discussed the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. A. Grigoryan stressed that the border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan has existed since the years of the Soviet Union. The Secretary of the Security Council also stressed that under the 1991 Agreement on the Establishment of Cooperation of Independent States, the parties recognized that border, ratified the Agreement in their parliaments, and made it an integral part of the two countries’ legislation.

During the telephone conversation, the parties also discussed issues related to the presidency of the Republic of Armenia in the CSTO.