Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister: 'We Hope Harmful Discussions on Yerevan's Cooperation with Other CSTO Members Will Cease'

"Moscow expects that harmful discussions regarding the nature of Yerevan's cooperation with other CSTO members will cease, and that the issues arising in this connection will be resolved constructively," stated Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin on Wednesday.

"We hope that harmful discussions on the topic of 'where someone comes from' will end, and that all issues related to Yerevan's cooperation within the CSTO framework, including the deployment of the organization's observation mission in Armenian territory, will cease and be solved in a constructive and mutually beneficial manner," he said in an interview with RTVI.