Anatoly Sidorov: CSTO Armed Forces will assist Armenia if necessary (video)
CSTO collective Armed Forces are ready to assist the CSTO member states, including the Republic of Armenia, if necessary, General-Colonel Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, stated at the October 7 meeting with journalists within the framework of the "Search-2017" military exercise, Razminoff reporter Nazenik Saroyan reports. "According to the CSTO charter and other documents, CSTO Armed Forces are intended to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the member states. This happens according to the application of the member state, and the decision is made by the CSTO Council. I will not tell you now about the red line, but I can say that if one of the member states needs real help, the collective Armed Forces in a much larger number than those participating in today's exercise will be ready to come and help," mentioned Anatoly Sidorov. To remind, on October 5 the second round of the "Search-2017" tactical and professional military exercise started in Armenia. The practical exercises of intelligence and special units of CSTO member states are held during the exercises. The "Search-2017" exercise is being held on October 3 in the framework of the CSTO "Brotherhood-2017" large-scale military exercise launched at the Rostov-on-Don Training Center in the Russian military region of the Russian Armed Forces, razm.info reports.
