Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said that the CIS was playing an important role in maintaining stability in the world in the context of tensions in other regions. He added that cooperation within the framework of the CIS should focus on peace and stability, settlement and prevention of conflicts according to the principles of the UN Charter, TASS reports.
Military cooperation and collaboration of law enforcers and border guards in fighting drug trafficking is an important priority pointed out by Sargsyan.
The Armenian leader thanked Belarus for encouraging cooperation among CIS members as the chair of the organization.
He also reminded, in the light of the 70th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War, that “the bloody lessons of two world wars of the 20th century should stay in the memory of generations,” BELTA reports.
