The CSTO Collective Security Council may strip Armenia of its voting rights. The CSTO Collective Security Council may consider stripping Armenia of voting rights, as well as suspending the appointment of its citizens to quota positions. This was announced by the general secretary of Talatbek Mesdikov. He noted that Yerevan does not actively participate in the work of the CSTO for the third year, although it is present at all weekly meetings of permanent representatives. According to the Secretary General, a certain resolution regarding Armenia has been prepared by the Russian Federation, it will be proposed for discussion in the CSTO countries on November 10, if the agenda is approved. We are talking about the application of Article 25 of the CSTO Treaty to Yerevan. "There is a draft resolution presented by the Russian Federation on the application of Article 25 of the CSTO Treaty to Armenia. This concerns membership fees and non-participation. The last two years, the third year of non-participation. Let's say, presence, but non-participation in the work of the treaty organization," Masdikov said. Article 25 regulates measures against member states that do not meet their obligations - in particular, those that do not contribute to the budget for two years. In this case, the state may lose the right to appoint its citizens to the CSTO quota positions, as well as the right to vote in the organization's bodies until the debt is repaid.

The CSTO Collective Security Council may strip Armenia of its voting rights. The CSTO Collective Security Council may consider stripping Armenia of voting rights, as well as suspending the appointment of its citizens to quota positions. This was announced by the general secretary of Talatbek Mesdikov. He noted that Yerevan does not actively participate in the work of the CSTO for the third year, although it is present at all weekly meetings of permanent representatives. According to the Secretary General, a certain resolution regarding Armenia has been prepared by the Russian Federation, it will be proposed for discussion in the CSTO countries on November 10, if the agenda is approved. We are talking about the application of Article 25 of the CSTO Treaty to Yerevan. "There is a draft resolution presented by the Russian Federation on the application of Article 25 of the CSTO Treaty to Armenia. This concerns membership fees and non-participation. The last two years, the third year of non-participation. Let's say, presence, but non-participation in the work of the treaty organization," Masdikov said. Article 25 regulates measures against member states that do not meet their obligations - in particular, those that do not contribute to the budget for two years. In this case, the state may lose the right to appoint its citizens to the CSTO quota positions, as well as the right to vote in the organization's bodies until the debt is repaid.