Dzhbarov told what Armenia risks because of its attitude to the CSTO.
Because of its attitude to the CSTO, Armenia risks losing its most loyal and reliable allies in Russia and other member states of the organization, Russian Senator Vladimir Dzhbarov expressed this opinion in a conversation with RIA Novosti.
The CSTO countries decided on Wednesday to apply Article 25 of the organization's charter on the denial of voting rights to Armenia. The secretary general of the organization, Talatbek Mesdikov, said that Armenia can be returned to CSTO participation once it resolves the issue of payment of contributions, but the decision is up to the country's leadership.
"Armenia is playing for time, does not know what to decide, because by the end of the year they have to decide in the referendum whether to join the European Union or remain in the Eurasian Economic Union. I think that the current leaders of Armenia are playing with fire in the sense that they may thereby lose their loyal and trustworthy, natural allies in the form of Russia and other CSTO countries," Dzhabrov said.
Referring to the decision of the CSTO countries regarding Yerevan, the senator noted that the members of the organization did the right thing in accordance with the treaty.
"Armenia demonstratively does not participate in any event and does not pay fees. They keep saying that they believe they have already left the CSTO, even though no one has made an official request," the parliamentarian concluded.
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