CSTO hopes for swift signing of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty, says Secretary General

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) hopes for a swift signing of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement, the CSTO Secretary-General Imangali Tasmagambetov has said.

“There are certain positive developments in the Caucasus,” Tasmagambetov said during the meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Bishkek, according to the CSTO press office. “These are statements by the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the conclusion of negotiations and agreement on the text of an interstate document on peace between the two countries. We express our hope that the document will be signed as soon as possible and expect that its realization will pave a reliable path to peace and stability in the South Caucasus.”

Armenia, officially a CSTO member, froze its membership citing the bloc’s failure to respond to the 2021 and 2022 Azeri invasions.