Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan on Thursday received the delegation led by CSTO General Secretary Imangali Tasmagambetov, who has arrived in Armenia on a working visit.

Views were exchanged on a number of international and regional security issues, including the situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and the military and political situation around Armenia, Armenian News-NEWS.am learns from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) of Armenia.

In particular, speaking about the border situation, Papikyan presented the long-standing problems regarding the implementation of CSTO collective defense mechanisms and the expectations of the Armenian MOD.