YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke by phone on Tuesday with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

The phone call took place at the initiative of the Belarusian side.

In a readout, the Prime Minister’s Office said issues related to organizing the upcoming CSTO Collective Security Council session in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, scheduled to take place on November 23 were discussed.

The Armenian Prime Minister told the President of Belarus that he will be unable to participate in the session and expressed hope that his CSTO colleagues will treat this decision with understanding.