Serdyukov: the situation on the borders of the CSTO requires strengthening military potential. He also emphasized that the conflict potential on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan is high.

Normalization of the situation requires the conclusion of a peace treaty, he said. He was speaking at a briefing by the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), his words are quoted by TASS. The CSTO is a group of states that are members of the U.N. Security Council and the European Union.