The Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA) has called on the parliaments of the world to adopt a legally binding protocol to the convention, which also provides for an effective mechanism to verify compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), according to a statement adopted by the CSTO PA on Monday.

"We call on the parliamentarians of the countries of the world to start determining further ways towards the consistent implementation of the BWC and its strengthening, including through the institutionalization and adoption of a legally binding protocol to the convention, which also provides for an effective mechanism to verify compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)," the respective CSTO PA statement reads.

To note, Armenia also is a member in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.