CSTO urges to cease fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, resume talks
MOSCOW. Sept 28 (Interfax) - Hostilities in the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) must be stopped, and the opposing sides have to restart talks, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said on Monday.
"CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas expresses serious concern about the resumption of an armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27, during which both sides are suffering casualties, including civilians," CSTO Secretary General Vladimir Zainetdinov said.
"The ceasefire was disrupted, heavy weaponry, including artillery weapons, tanks, aircraft, as well as attack unmanned aerial vehicles are being used," he said.
"It is necessary to immediately restore the ceasefire and resume talks, which are being conducted by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs. The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh can be settled only via political and diplomatic methods," Zainetdinov said, spelling out CSTO's stance.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
