Armenia again mentioned a possible exit from the pro-Russian CSTO

Armenia has not yet left the CSTO. Information about the consequences of leaving the organization is a state secret. This was stated by Chief of the General Staff Edward Asryan.

Earlier, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia’s participation in the CSTO, “which is dominated by Moscow,” is frozen.

“The collective security agreement, in our opinion, was not implemented in relation to Armenia, especially in 2021-2022. We have suspended our participation in this agreement,” Pashinyan said in an interview with France24. He added that the issue of maintaining a Russian military base in Armenia is not yet on the agenda.

In addition, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan called the country’s dependence on Russia a strategic mistake.

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