"What was our expectation? To record the area of responsibility of the CSTO in Armenia, because this is a fundamental issue for building correct relations", ARMENPRESS reports, Pashinyan said.
According to the Prime Minister, the second expectation was to give a clear political assessment of what happened. Pashinyan recalled the invasion of Azerbaijanis into Armenia in the Sotk-Khoznavar sector in May 2021, during which there were no combat operations. According to him, the opposition criticized him, saying that if the Armenian army is not fighting, why do you expect help from CSTO?
"Then came November, when the army fought, after that came September 13, the army fought again, and that accusation went away. We expect an assessment of what happened and, in this context, it is emphasized that there was a proposal of assistance and we refused any assistance. It is very important to clarify that there is a line to provide assistance to Armenia, including military-technical assistance. It is not clear what kind of assi...