Armenia was denied the right to vote in the CSTO and the opportunity to appoint its representatives to responsible positions in the organization.
This decision was made due to Yerevan's failure to fulfill its obligations, Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told journalist Alexander Yunashev.
"Armenia has not fulfilled its obligations for several years. It was proposed and decided to deprive Armenia of the right to vote, as well as the right to appoint its representatives to responsible positions in the CSTO, Peskov said.
The reason was arrears in membership fees: according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Yerevan had not paid them for more than two years.
At the same time, the issue of excluding Armenia from the CSTO was not considered at the summit. The republic maintains its fundamental rights regarding collective security, said the organization's secretary general, Talatbek Mesdikov.