Armenian FM to skip CSTO meeting in Kyrgyzstan

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will not join the upcoming meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), RIA Novosti reported, citing the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry.

“Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will not attend the meeting,” the ministry spokesperson confirmed to reporters.

The CSTO ministerial meeting, which will include Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, is scheduled to take place in the Kyrgyz city of Cholpon-Ata on Monday.