Armenia Says No to Returning to CSTO
Armenia has frozen its participation in the CSTO.
Consensus
- Armenia has not planned to return to full participation in the CSTO.
- Armenia has effectively frozen its membership in the CSTO for several years.
- The Armenian MP Sargis Khachatryan stated there is no path back to active participation.
- Armenia will monitor developments and take note of decisions made by other CSTO members.
- The issue of Armenia's potential loss of voting rights in the CSTO may be discussed at a summit in November.
Points of divergence
- The current position of Yerevan does not foresee a change in course. — vesti
- Pashinian previously stated Armenia would take note if CSTO members decided to exclude it from the organization. — interfax
- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said CSTO members agreed to consider applying the relevant article of the charter due to Armenia's non-payment of dues for over two years. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- In Pashinyan's party, return of Armenia to ODKB is excluded — Вести
- In Yerevan, it was declared that Armenia will not return to the ODKB — Интерфакс