The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, on Thursday participated in the meeting of the Foreign Ministers’ Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

The ministers exchanged views on global and regional security issues, the present-day situation in Central Asia and the South Caucasus, the developments taking place in the Middle East, and stability efforts in Afghanistan. Nalbandian delivered a presentation on these matters.

The discussants also conferred on the CSTO’s cooperation with the UN, the OSCE, and several other regional and international organizations.

The ministers also decided on the ten topics about which statements will be made on behalf of the CSTO, and three of these topics were at the initiative of Armenia.

In addition, the ministers adopted a joint declaration on the 70th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War.