OREANDA-NEWS  Putin arrived in Yerevan. A session of the CSTO Collective Security Council will be held there.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met the Russian president at the airport. They greeted each other warmly and went to the summit. Aurus was used to transport dignitaries.

The meeting will also be attended by the presidents of other countries, for example, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, etc. In addition, Putin and Pashinyan have plans for a separate meeting.

The meetings of the Collective Security Council will be held in a narrow and expanded format. Participants will have to sign various documents. One of the most important issues will be the improvement of the CSTO crisis response system and the discussion of joint measures to assist Armenia. A declaration of the Collective Security Council is expected to be adopted during the session of the Security Council.

The CSTO includes Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Armenia is chairing the association this year, and Belarus will take over the chairmanship next year.