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YERERVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS. On March 16, Defense Minister Suren Papikyan received the delegation led by CSTO General Secretary Imangali Tasmagambetov, who has arrived in Armenia on a working visit.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Defense Ministry of Armenia, the sides exchanged opinions on a number of international and regional security issues, including the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the military-political situation around Armenia.

Speaking about the border situation, Suren Papikyan presented the long-standing problems regarding the implementation of CSTO collective defense mechanisms and the expectations of the Armenian Ministry of Defense.