According to the decision of the extraordinary session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, the delegation led by the General Secretary of the Organization, Stanislav Zas, arrived in Armenia on 20 September. As the CSTO news service informed “Armenpress”, the delegation consists of employees of the representative organization of the CSTO member states.

The mission’s objective is to assess the situation, prepare a report for leaders of member-states and develop proposals for de-escalation of tensions on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, the CSTO said in a press release.

“Over the course of the mission, actions related to studying and monitoring the current situation in border regions are planned, as well as meetings with the highest political and military leadership of the Republic of Armenia.”

After Azerbaijan attacked Armenia on September 13, Armenia officially asked the CSTO for help. The CSTO convened an emergency meeting of its Collective Security Council and decided to send an observer mission led by Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, the Chief of the Joint Staff of the CSTO, and a delegation led by Secretary General Stanislav Zas.