The Armenian delegation’s absence at the meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly (CSTO PA) will not have any impact on the decision to create a joint air defense system, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin told journalists.
"Their non-attendance does not hinder coordinated efforts on the issue by other member states, or the adoption of relevant documents, which they are often a part of," he said, answering a question on whether Armenia’s non-attendance would affect plans to create a single air defense system.
It was reported earlier that Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan will not participate in the session of the CSTO PA to be held in Moscow on December 19.
A single air defense system for CSTO member states has already been created, with all countries signing the relevant bilateral agreements, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on the Rossiya-1 TV channel.
