Armenia is not participating in the activities of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and the organization will respond accordingly, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
“We do not know what Pashinyan is waiting for, but it is obvious that Armenia is not participating in the CSTO’s activities. And the CSTO will respond accordingly,” Peskov said, RIA Novosti reports.
The Armenian delegation is not attending the joint meeting of CSTO member states’ foreign ministers, defense ministers and security council secretaries taking place in Moscow.
On November 10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that the foreign ministers of CSTO member states would submit a draft decision to deprive Armenia of its voting rights.
Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told the National Assembly that he supported Armenia’s removal from the CSTO and would welcome such a decision.
Pashinyan also said Armenia did not intend to increase its participation in CSTO activities over the next five years, adding that Yerevan’s interest in the organization had already been exhausted.
