Armenian FM prefers visit to Lithuania to CSTO FM Council meeting

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will not take part in an upcoming Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Foreign Ministers Council meeting, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan said.

"Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will not take part in the CSTO Foreign Ministers Council meeting to be held in Kazakhstan's Almaty on June 21," Badalyan said.

Instead, Mirzoyan will be on a working visit to Vilnius on June 20 to meet with high-ranking Lithuanian officials, including Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis. Following the meetings, the ministers will hold a joint press conference and sign a memorandum of understanding.