CSTO chief sees encouraging signs for Azerbaijan–Armenia peace deal

The Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, Talatbek Masadykov, has said the bloc is closely monitoring developments in the South Caucasus, pointing to positive momentum towards a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Masadykov noted “encouraging trends” towards the signing of a comprehensive interstate peace treaty between the two countries, Caliber.Az reports via Armenian media.

“We believe that the normalisation of Armenian–Azerbaijani relations is a reliable path to lasting peace and stability in the South Caucasus,” he said at a meeting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Council in Moscow.

By Aghakazim Guliyev