YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, ARMENPRESS. Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Nikolay Bordyuzha excludes that the Organization may take ground operations in the territory of Syria. “Armenpress” reports Nikolay Bordyuzha announced about this during Astana-Yerevan-Moscow Space Bridge, answering the question of how the CSTO will respond if Syria applies for assistance in case Saudi Arabia launches ground operations there.

“To say that the heads of the member states of the Organization will take a decision to launch any kind of ground operations or sent troops out of our borders will be totally unreal. The CSTO is a regional establishment. Its mandate is to ensure the security of only its member states and use of force is possible only in the territories of the member states”, Nikolay Bordyuzha said.

As refers to the issue of Syria’s aspiration to become a CSTO member, Bordyuzha mentioned that he has not heard such a thing, adding that any state can submit an application.