YEREVAN, MARCH 31, ARMENPRESS. The CSTO is “always ready” to deploy a mission to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, a senior official of the organization’s secretariat said Friday.

“Regarding the Caucasian region, the organization is always ready to send a CSTO mission to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border pursuant to the interests of ensuring Armenia’s security, as well as to provide other assistance,” TASS news agency quoted CSTO Secretariat representative Yuri Shuvalov as saying after a joint meeting of the CSTO Secretariat and Joint Staff. 

The assistance mechanisms are included in the CSTO Collective Security Council’s draft decision, which is pending, he added.