Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow will not expel Armenia from the CSTO and will not slam the door in its face. He explained that the heads of state will consider the issue of suspending the admission of Armenian citizens to the secretariat of the organization and denying the right to vote from the republic - in accordance with Article 25 of the CSTO treaty, which stipulates such a measure in the case of a budget debt for more than two years. "If they want us to kick Armenia out, we won't do it, we won't slam the door," the minister stressed at a press conference.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow will not expel Armenia from the CSTO and will not slam the door in its face. He explained that the heads of state will consider the issue of suspending the admission of Armenian citizens to the secretariat of the organization and denying the right to vote from the republic - in accordance with Article 25 of the CSTO treaty, which stipulates such a measure in the case of a budget debt for more than two years. "If they want us to kick Armenia out, we won't do it, we won't slam the door," the minister stressed at a press conference.