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FM: All CSTO decisions at Minsk summit will be legitimate despite Armenia’s non-participation

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MINSK, 23 November (BelTA) – All decisions of the CSTO summit in Minsk will be legitimate despite the absence of the Armenian side, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Sergei Aleinik told reporters, BelTA has learned.

The foreign minister confirmed that CSTO decisions are made by consensus. “I have had a telephone conversation with my Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan. We discussed, among other things, these issues and decision-making mechanisms. All decisions that will be made today will be absolutely legitimate. In accordance with the rules and procedures of the organization, all decisions are made by consensus of all member countries. We agreed that following the summit, the CSTO secretary general will visit Yerevan. And, naturally, we will forward all the decisions finalized here within the framework of the conciliation commission to our Armenian partners. And we will count on them to join these decisions,” he said.

Commenting on the absence of high-ranking  Armenian officials at the Minsk summit, including the prime minister, Sergei Aleinik said that he is okay with it.

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