YEREVAN. – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Monday received Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha, and members of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the CSTO.

The guests are in capital city Yerevan to participate in the meeting of the said council, and within the framework of Armenia’s chairmanship in this organization.

Sargsyan underscored this event, informed the Presidential Press Office. The President also expressed the hope that this meeting will be held in a constructive climate, during which the CSTO Collective Security Strategy until the year 2025 will be approved, too.

The President highlighted the need for consistent implementation—within international platforms—of the principled arrangements by the CSTO member countries, and toward the consideration of mutual vital interests. 

Bordyuzha, for his part, briefed the Armenian President on the matters to be discussed along the lines of the agenda of the meeting, and the upcoming programs and events within the framework of Armenia’s chairmanship in the CSTO.