Active phase of CSTO exercises started in Issyk-Kul without Armenia's participation

The active phase of the Collective Security Treaty Organization exercises has started at a training ground on Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. About 1,500 troops from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are involved, the SputnikARM Telegram channel reports.

Armenia, as before, ignored the exercises. The country suspended its membership in the CSTO, refusing to participate in all events and military exercises with Russia since last year.

In June of this year, Russian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan reported that Russia's share in the structure of arms and military equipment supplies to Armenia had fallen from the previous 96% to less than 10%. He emphasized that this happened due to the fault of the Russian Federation itself.

The main suppliers of weapons to Armenia were France and India, as well as a number of European countries.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a regional international organization created to “protect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity” of its member states.

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