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Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan during his visit to Moscow on 10 October said that the CSTO is unable to respond promptly and effectively to aggression against one of its members.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed normalization of bilateral relations at the meeting in Prague on 6 October.

Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders at the meeting have agreed on the mutual recognition of territorial integrity of their countries and on dispatching of an EU civilian mission to the border areas.

Azerbaijan has returned 17 Armenian prisoners of war, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported on 4 October. According to the source the repatriation was implemented through US mediation.

Armenian National Assembly’s speaker Alen Simonyan at a news briefing in the Parliament on 4 October denied rumors on possible accession to the Russia-Belarus union or joining Russia. “Armenian independence, its sovereignty are not subjects of discussion,” he said.

A number of representatives of International organizations, high-ranking diplomats and officials have reacted to the recently appeared video showing extrajudicial execution of Armenian POWs by Azerbaijani servicemen.

Criticism of the CSTO in the context of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is of little use, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a September 29 briefing.

Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel Sanosyan briefed on 29 September diplomatic corps representatives on the damages, caused by the recent Azerbaijani shelling at civilian targets in Gegharkunik province, Armenpress reports.