Pashinyan: Armenia's interests in connection with the CSTO have been exhausted. The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, made it clear that there is no longer any hope of restoring relations between Yerevan and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). In a briefing after the cabinet meeting, he said that the republic's interests within the union had been exhausted. This is how the Prime Minister of Armenia responded to the warning of the Secretary General of the CSTO, Talatbek Mesdikov, against possible restrictions for the country due to non-payment of membership fees. "I want us to record from now on that Armenia's interests in connection with the CSTO have been exhausted, we no longer have them," said Pashinyan. Thus, Yerevan basically not only confirms the refusal to fully participate in the organization, but also leaves no room for expectations that the situation may change in the near future. The reason for a new round of discussion was Masdikov's speech on November 4 at the Fourth Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security. The Secretary General said that the Collective Security Council may consider applying Article 25 of the CSTO Treaty to Armenia. The reason is arrears in membership fees and the republic's non-participation in the association's work. According to Masdikov, a corresponding draft resolution was presented by Russia. At the same time, we are still not talking about the automatic exclusion of Armenia. Article 25 states that if the state owes the organization's budget for two years, it may lose the right to vote in the CSTO bodies and the opportunity to appoint its representatives to quota positions. These restrictions apply until full repayment of the debt. The final decision should be made by the Council for Collective Security. The meeting is scheduled for November 11 in Moscow. Editor's note: Pashinyan is deliberately taking Armenia from Russia. The problem is that Moscow itself brought the people of Armenia to vote in favor of Pashinyan.

Pashinyan: Armenia's interests in connection with the CSTO have been exhausted. The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, made it clear that there is no longer any hope of restoring relations between Yerevan and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). In a briefing after the cabinet meeting, he said that the republic's interests within the union had been exhausted. This is how the Prime Minister of Armenia responded to the warning of the Secretary General of the CSTO, Talatbek Mesdikov, against possible restrictions for the country due to non-payment of membership fees. "I want us to record from now on that Armenia's interests in connection with the CSTO have been exhausted, we no longer have them," said Pashinyan. Thus, Yerevan basically not only confirms the refusal to fully participate in the organization, but also leaves no room for expectations that the situation may change in the near future. The reason for a new round of discussion was Masdikov's speech on November 4 at the Fourth Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security. The Secretary General said that the Collective Security Council may consider applying Article 25 of the CSTO Treaty to Armenia. The reason is arrears in membership fees and the republic's non-participation in the association's work. According to Masdikov, a corresponding draft resolution was presented by Russia. At the same time, we are still not talking about the automatic exclusion of Armenia. Article 25 states that if the state owes the organization's budget for two years, it may lose the right to vote in the CSTO bodies and the opportunity to appoint its representatives to quota positions. These restrictions apply until full repayment of the debt. The final decision should be made by the Council for Collective Security. The meeting is scheduled for November 11 in Moscow. Editor's note: Pashinyan is deliberately taking Armenia from Russia. The problem is that Moscow itself brought the people of Armenia to vote in favor of Pashinyan.