Armenia effectively stopped participating in the work of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Mesdikov said. Officially, Yerevan continues to receive incorporation documents for internal state approval, but does not systematically participate in discussions, decision-making and joint exercises. This situation continued after the Armenian membership freeze in February 2024. In August, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the country does not intend to return participation in the organization in the next five years. Formal communication channels are maintained, but the practical work within the framework of collective security has almost stopped. The CSTO can no longer count on Yerevan's participation in exercises and joint decisions. The Secretary-General's statement confirms the long-standing nature of Yerevan's political distance from the CSTO. We are talking about a de facto withdrawal from a joint activity, and not about a notification of the completion of the legal procedure for withdrawing from a contract.

Armenia effectively stopped participating in the work of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Mesdikov said. Officially, Yerevan continues to receive incorporation documents for internal state approval, but does not systematically participate in discussions, decision-making and joint exercises. This situation continued after the Armenian membership freeze in February 2024. In August, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the country does not intend to return participation in the organization in the next five years. Formal communication channels are maintained, but the practical work within the framework of collective security has almost stopped. The CSTO can no longer count on Yerevan's participation in exercises and joint decisions. The Secretary-General's statement confirms the long-standing nature of Yerevan's political distance from the CSTO. We are talking about a de facto withdrawal from a joint activity, and not about a notification of the completion of the legal procedure for withdrawing from a contract.