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Armenia's work in the CIS benefits both sides: Peskov

... the CIS is mutually beneficial, bringing advantages both to the country and to the union. YEREVAN, December 25. /ARKA/. Armenia's involvement in the CIS is mutually beneficial, bringing advantages both to the country and to the union. This is how Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov responded to a question about Yerevan's role in the Commonwealth amidst challenges in other formats, TASS reports. "Our Armenian colleagues do not participate in the CSTO, having suspended their involvement. Nevertheless, Armenia remains a very important participant in both the EAEU and the CIS. Both Armenia and the Armenian people gain significant benefits from this participation. So, this is a two-way street: both ...

12/25/2024


CSTO was created in a different environment and needs to be adapted to current realities - ex-Armenian Foreign Minister

... challenges, existing associations and alliances are undergoing changes in order to respond to emerging threats, former Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Ayvazyan said. ‘It should be honestly acknowledged that the Collective Security treaty Organization (CSTO), which was established in a completely different environment, needs to adapt to the current realities. The very principle of collective security cannot promptly and effectively regulate modern challenges, as countries are free to interpret the level ...

12/11/2024


Indifferent attitude led to huge disappointment: Armenian Foreign Minister on CSTO

Armenia is still formally a part of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO, but it said it has frozen its participation in the organisation's activities, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in an interview with Finnish news agency Lännen Media. YEREVAN, 9 December. /ARKA/. Armenia is still formally a part ...

12/09/2024


No documents on Armenia's withdrawal from the CSTO have been received - Lavrov

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has not received any document from Armenia notifying its withdrawal from the organization, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today. YEREVAN, December 5. /ARКА/. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has not received any document from Armenia notifying its withdrawal from the organization, Russian Foreign Minister ...

12/05/2024


Armenian PM says return to CSTO has become impossible

... Treaty Organisation (CSTO) is becoming increasingly difficult, if not impossible, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Wednesday. During a governmental question-and-answer session in the National Assembly, the prime minister was asked to comment on Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent statement on Yerevan's further cooperation with the CSTO. 'We don't participate in the discussions and decision-making in the CSTO, but we don't veto them either, as we already consider ourselves outside the CSTO. Let them decide for themselves what they need,’ Pashinyan said. Pashinyan is sure that ...

12/04/2024


Putin: ‘Today's situation between Armenia and CSTO most likely dictated by internal political processes in Armenia itself’

The situation between Armenia and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is most likely dictated by internal political processes in Armenia itself, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed today. YEREVAN, 28 November. /ARKA/. The situation between Armenia and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is most likely dictated by internal political processes in Armenia itself, Russian President ...

11/28/2024


Armenian Prime Minister will not participate in CSTO meeting in Kazakhstan

... in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, Pashinyan's press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan reported today. YEREVAN, November 27. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not participate in the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) summit this week in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, Pashinyan's press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan reported today. The meeting of leaders of post-Soviet states, which are part of the Russian-led military alliance, is scheduled for Thursday. It will take place immediately after the joint meeting of their foreign and defense ministers and the secretaries of their security councils, which was also boycotted by Armenia. According to the ...

11/27/2024


Armenian Foreign Minister will not take part in CSTO meeting

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will not take part in the joint session of the Committee of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence and Secretaries of the Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Armenian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ani Badalyan revealed today. YEREVAN, 25 November. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will not take part in the joint session of the Committee of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence ...

11/25/2024


Russia remains committed to its security obligations to Armenia – Ambassador

... remains committed to its obligations to ensure Armenia's security, said Sergey Kopyrkin, Russian Ambassador to Armenia. “Speaking about issues of ensuring Armenia’s security, we maintain the position that there are no comparable real alternatives to Russian-Armenian allied cooperation, including within the framework of the CSTO,” Kopyrkin stated in an interview with ‘’Izvestia’’, responding to a question about Armenia’s possible participation in the CSTO Collective Security Council session on November 28 in Astana, the resumption of Armenia’s full participation ...

11/25/2024


No change in relations with Belarus - MP on Pashinyan-Lukashenko meeting at BRICS+

... Nikol Pashinyan and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that took place yesterday on the sidelines of the BRICS+ summit in Russian Kazan. The Belarusian Telegram channel "Pool of the First" posted a photo of the two leaders in conversation,... ... parliament that he would not visit Belarus as long as Alexander Lukashenko is its president. Pashinyan said that "one of the CSTO leaders" (Lukashenko) had supported preparations for the 44-day war in Artsakh, expressing hope for Azerbaijan's victory....

10/25/2024


Zakharova: ‘We regret Armenia's continued boycotting of CSTO

... (CSTO), Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.   YEREVAN, 2 October. /ARKA/. The Russian Foreign Ministry regrets Armenia's ongoing ‘freezing’ or boycotting of the Collective Secuirty Treaty Organization (CSTO), Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. She noted that the country itself determines what is important and necessary for it. ‘We simply believe that the CSTO is as useful in the field of security as the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) ...

10/02/2024


Neither Russia nor CSTO reacts to attacks on Armenia's internationally recognised borders - Mirzoyan

Neither Russia nor the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) reacts in case of attacks on Armenia's internationally recognised borders, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said. YEREVAN, 2 October. /ARKA/. Neither Russia nor the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) reacts in ...

10/02/2024


Armenia begins to reduce cooperation with Russia: Zakharova calls Pashinyan’s statements about CSTO disinformation

... reduce political dialogue and inter-agency cooperation with Russia, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova. YEREVAN, September 20/ARKA/. Armenia has begun to reduce political dialogue and inter-agency cooperation with Russia, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova. "It seems as if deliberate disinformation is being spread by certain political forces in Armenia claiming that the CSTO allegedly did not protect Armenia and so on. This is all untrue, because we have repeatedly spoken in detail about the efforts of the CSTO and Russia, shared our assessments of the decisions made by the Armenian authorities. We believe that the claims ...

09/20/2024


Moscow disagrees with Pashinyan regarding his assessment of CSTO threat to Armenia – Peskov

Moscow disagrees with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in his assessment of the CSTO; this organization does not pose a threat to Armenia, said Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov. YEREVAN, September 18 /ARKA/. Moscow disagrees with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in his assessment of the CSTO; this organization does not pose a threat to Armenia, said Russian presidential ...

09/18/2024


CSTO continues to regard Armenia as equal partner - Secretary General

The Collective Security Treaty Organization continues to view Armenia as an equal partner and is ready for dialogue with it on all issues, said CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov in an interview with the socio-political publication "Soyuzniki. ODKB ". YEREVAN, September 18 /ARKA/. The Collective Security Treaty Organization continues to view Armenia as an equal ...

09/18/2024


CSTO creates threats to Armenia's security, statehood and sovereignty - PM

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced today that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) creates threats to Armenia’s security, existence and sovereignty. YEREVAN, September 18 /ATRKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced today that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) creates threats to Armenia’s ...

09/18/2024


EU Mission in Armenia collects intelligence for West, Russian ambassador claims

Kopyrkin claimed that the data is being used against Russia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. Russian Ambassador to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin, has accused the European Union Mission (EUMA) operating on the Armenia-Azerbaijan ... ... claimed that the data is being used against Russia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. Kopyrkin lamented Armenia's decision to reject the CSTO’s proposal in September 2022, which, according to him, could have mitigated many of the current risks Armenia faces. The ...

09/05/2024


Russia hopes for full resumption of Armenia’s partnership in CSTO, says MFA Spokesperson

... YEREVAN, September 4. /ARKA/. Russia expects that in the interests of Armenia's future security, as well as the overall security of the region, the partnership between Armenia and Russia within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be fully restored, Maria Zakharova, the official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated on Wednesday. "I often read the statements made by official Yerevan on this matter. I have already pointed out that they recently claimed the CSTO had left Armenia's territory, then started saying they had 'frozen' ...

09/04/2024


Moscow claims Russia, CSTO cannot be replaced as guarantors of Armenia’s security

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova asserted that there are no alternatives to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Russia as guarantors of Armenia's stability. YEREVAN, August 22. /ARKA/. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova asserted that there are no alternatives to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Russia as guarantors of Armenia's stability. "The doors are open for Armenia to return to full ...

08/22/2024


Armenia to skip CSTO exercise in Kyrgyzstan

... Kyrgyzstan, the military bloc’s website reported on Tuesday. These exercises will be held between September 3 and 15. The exercise will features ministries of internal affairs of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan; the National Guard of Kazakhstan and the Russian National Guard; representatives of special services from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan; and emergency ministries from Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan. Operational groups from the CSTO Secretariat and the Joint Staff will also be present. In February 2024, Armenia announced the suspension of its CSTO membership and later refused to pay membership dues to the organization. On June 12, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated ...

08/06/2024


Constitutional Court: former president Kocharyan may have charges against him altered

... trial against former President Robert Kocharyan, the Lurer website reported on Tuesday. The Cassation Court, addressing the case involving Kocharyan, former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, former Chief of the General Staff, ex-Secretary General of the CSTO Yuri Khachaturov, and former Chief of the Presidential Staff and ex-Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan, requested the Constitutional Court to determine whether certain articles of the Criminal Procedure Code were constitutional. The focus was ...

07/23/2024


Foreign Ministry: Armenia has no financial obligations towards CSTO

Pashinyan announced on June 12 that leaving the bloc would be “the next logical step” for Armenia YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. Armenia formally notified the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russian-led military bloc, that it will abstain from signing this year’s CSTO budget and provide any monetary contributions to the budget, the country’s Foreign Ministry told Factor.am on Thursday. “Therefore, Armenia has no financial obligations ...

06/28/2024


CSTO General Secretary: Armenia still member

“Armenia remains our CSTO ally," says Tasmagambetov YEREVAN, June 21. /ARKA/. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russian-led military bloc, upholds all obligations towards Armenia, Imangali Tasmagambetov, the General Secretary of the alliance, said on Friday. “Armenia remains our CSTO ally. It is Armenia’s sovereign right to choose whether to continue being ...

06/21/2024


Russian Foreign Minister: Armenia did not request CSTO exit

Pashinyan recently stated Armenia might seek formal exit from CSTO YEREVAN, June 21. /ARKA/. The issue of Armenia leaving the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russian-led military bloc, was not discussed at the recent Council of CSTO Foreign Ministers, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. “No, we did not discuss this as there was no respective request from Armenia,” he said. “We wouldn’t ...

06/21/2024


Moscow hopes Yerevan comprehends security capability of CSTO

Armenia announced that it was “freezing” its membership in the bloc in February 2024 YEREVAN, June 20. /ARKA/. Moscow hopes that Yerevan understands that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a military bloc led by Russia, provides all necessary opportunities for cooperation in the field of regional security, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Galuzin told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti on Tuesday. “We hope that our Armenian partners, and we remain allies, eventually understand that the most efficient way to ensure regional security is cooperation between countries in the region, and the CSTO provides ...

06/20/2024


Armenian Foreign Minister will not take part in the CSTO Ministerial Council meeting in Almaty

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will not participate in the session of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers to be held on 21 June in Almaty (Kazakhstan), Armenian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ani Badalyan told Armenpress agency. YEREVAN, 19 June. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will not participate in ...

06/19/2024


Armenia has not signalled its desire to weaken participation in CIS - Lebedev

... the Commonwealth, with its neighbours. And I am sincerely happy about it and I hope that it will be so," the Commonwealth Secretary General emphasised. Armenia stopped making financial contributions to the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) after freezing its membership in the Russian-led military alliance. Armenia boycotts summits, military exercises and other CSTO events. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has repeatedly said he may pull his country out of the alliance, which includes six former Soviet republics. Armenia ...

06/19/2024


I Have Honor alliance leader: Armenia breaks ties with CSTO having no other security guarantees

... presence,” Mamijanyan said. YEREVAN, June 14. /ARKA/. Armenia breaks ties with the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russian-led military alliance, without having any other security guarantees, leader of the opposition I Have Honor parliamentary ... ... “Most of such issues, however, are caused by the idiocy of Armenian officials. A good example is the decision to arrest a CSTO General Secretary. If any NATO country arrested [Jens] Stoltenberg, imagine what would happen?” Mamijanyan said in the ...

06/14/2024


CSTO considers Armenia its full member, despite Pashinyan's statement on withdrawal

Against the background of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's recent statements on possible withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the organization considers that Yerevan remains its full member, TASS reported citing the CSTO Secretariat. YEREVAN, 13 June. /ARKA/. Against the background of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's recent statements on possible withdrawal ...

06/13/2024


Belarusian diplomat reacts to Pashinyan's "impulsive" statement about Lukashenko

... Lukashenko. YEREVAN, 13 June. /ARKA/. Alexander Shpakovsky, a senior diplomat at the Belarusian Embassy in Moscow, told the Russian news agency TASS that Minsk is calm in assessing Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's "impulsive statements" ... ... against Nagorno-Karabakh. Belarus, like Armenia, is a member of the Russia-dominated Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that failed to meet its obligations towards Armenia when Azerbaijan invaded parts of Armenian territory in 2021 and 2023....

06/13/2024


Armenian Foreign Ministry summons Ambassador to Belarus for consultations

... as Alexander Lukashenko is its president. He reiterated that Lukashenko had participated in and supported Azerbaijan's preparations for a 44-day offensive on Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020, and wished victory for Azerbaijan. "Should I go and discuss CSTO activities with the president of Belarus after this? Although I will have to do it in the EEU format," Pashinyan said. He noted that Armenia's position on the CSTO will not change until Belarus withdraws from the CSTO or apologises in a way ...

06/13/2024


Pashinyan: next logical step will be withdrawal from CSTO

The next logical step will be Armenia’s withdrawal from the Collective Security treaty Organization (CSTO), Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today. YEREVAN, 13 June. /ARKA/. The next logical step will be Armenia’s withdrawal from the Collective Security treaty Organization (CSTO), Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today....

06/13/2024


We decide ourselves when to leave CSTO - Pashinyan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hinted today that Armenia will withdraw from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) after all. YEREVAN, 12 June. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hinted today that Armenia will withdraw from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) after all. "I said that the existence of our state ...

06/12/2024


‘Stop threatening us’: Alen Simonyan responds to Galuzin's allegations

Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan responded today to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin’s allegations that Armenia is wrong by sharply reducing contacts with its CSTO and Russian colleagues. YEREVAN, 7 June. /ARKA/. Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan responded today to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin’s allegations that Armenia is wrong by sharply reducing contacts with its CSTO and ...

06/07/2024


CSTO expects Armenia to clarify prospects of relations with the organisation

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) expects Armenia to clarify the prospects of its relations with the military pact, CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov said, TASS news agency reported. YEREVAN, 3 June. /ARKA/. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) expects ...

06/03/2024


Armenia will not take part in the CSTO Defence Ministers Council meeting

Armenia will not take part in the meeting of the CSTO Defence Ministers Council to be held in Almaty on Friday, but does not object to taking decisions in a limited format. A representative of the organisation's secretariat Yuri Shuvalov told TASS. YEREVAN, 31 May. /ARKA/. Armenia will not take ...

05/31/2024


Pashinyan accuses Armenia's allies of aiding Azerbaijan in 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused on Wednesday Armenia's allies in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) of assisting Azerbaijan in defeating Nagorno-Karabakh in a 44-day war in 2020. YEREVAN, May 23. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused on Wednesday Armenia's allies in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization ...

05/23/2024


Armenia's membership in CSTO is an issue for further discussion

Armenia's continued membership in the CSTO is an issue for further discussion, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said. YEREVAN, May 13. /ARKCA/. Armenia's continued membership in the CSTO is an issue for further discussion, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said. He noted that Armenia is ...

05/14/2024


Foreign Ministry: Armenia will not finance CSTO activities

... financing of the organization's activities, while not objecting to the adoption of this decision in a limited format," she told Armenia's Public Television. Armenian PM Nikiol Pashinyan said in February that Armenia frozen its membership in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization. He said the CSTO failed to fulfill its obligations in 2021 and 2022 to ensure Armenia's security, 'and we could not leave this without consequences.' Armenia had asked Russia and other CSTO allies for military intervention after Azerbaijan launched offensive military ...

05/08/2024


Lavrov accuses U.S. of attempting to undermine agreements on stabilizing situation in South Caucasus

... United States of trying to undermine the agreements on stabilization in the South Caucasus. YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused today the United States of trying to undermine the agreements on stabilization ... ... allies, our strategic partners, remain committed to all the basic principles on which cooperation within the CIS, within the CSTO, within the Eurasian Economic Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization rests," Lavrov said. Armenian Foreign Minister ...

04/12/2024


Russian Foreign Ministry responds to Armenia-US-EU high-level meeting in Brussels

... Clearly, the West wants to turn Armenia into a tool for implementing its extremely dangerous designs in the South Caucasus. We know that Washington and Brussels –under the guise of ephemeral promises – are pushing for Armenia to withdraw from the CSTO and the EAEU and the Russian military base and border guards to pull out from that region,’ the satteemnt alleges. ‘We urge the Yerevan leadership not to let the West deceive it and to lead the country down a false path, which is fraught with the security vacuum, grave ...

04/06/2024


Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson accuses Armenian leadership of spreading ‘lies’

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova alleged today that Armenia's statements that Moscow and the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) did not respect their obligations towards Armenia and did not help it during the periods of aggravation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are "lies." YEREVAN, April 3. /ARKA/. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova ...

04/03/2024


CSTO statement on its zone of responsibility in Armenia is ‘incomprehensible’ - pro-government MP

... its zone of responsibility in Armenia. YEREVAN, April 3. /ARKA/. The head of the parliamentary committee on state-legal issues from the ruling Civil Contract party Vladimir Vardanyan described as "incomprehensible" the statement of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on its zone of responsibility in Armenia. On April 1, the CSTO responded to Yerevan's demand to clarify its zone of responsibility in Armenia by saying that "the CSTO's zone of responsibility ends where the state border passes, which is settled ...

04/03/2024


Pro-government MP sees no political signals for ban on export of Armenian goods to Russia

... banned from entering Russia through the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border. According to numerous reports, the Russian side tightened the rules for sanitary inspection of goods from Armenia, citing non-compliance with phytosanitary norms.... ... media saw a political background in the ban due to the refusal of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to participate in the CSTO summit in Minsk on November 22-23. -0-

04/01/2024


Lavrov accuses Armenia's leadership of deliberately ruins relations with Russia

... years is deliberately pursuing a course of collapsing relations with the Russian Federation," he said. According to Lavrov, this course of Yerevan is manifested in the denigration of Russian servicemen serving at the 102nd military base in Gyumri, Russian border guards, as well as the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as a whole. The Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan stated in early March that Armenia's purchase of military equipment from Russia slashed from 96% to less than 10%, and after the Russian Federation failed to supply the weapons ...

03/29/2024


Pashinyan says CSTO fails to fulfill its obligations to Armenia

... Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with the Greek publication Kathimerini Daily. "The practical result is that we have actually frozen our participation in the organization. As of September 2023, we have no permanent representative in the CSTO, and we do not participate in CSTO high-level and summit events. However, we do not block the CSTO decisions, but we do not participate in them either," Pashinyan said. At the same time, he noted that Armenia is open to establishing and developing ...

03/26/2024


Mission Impossible: Mirzoyan on CSTO zone of responsibility in the South Caucasus

... result, we saw that these efforts failed, that is, this mission turned out to be impossible," he said while presenting a report on the ministry's activities in 2023. On March 12 this year, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that if the CSTO answers the question about its zone of its responsibility in Armenia and if the answer is in line with official Yerevan's perceptions, the problems between them will be resolved, adding that otherwise Armenia will leave the Russian-led organization by the end of the year. -0-

03/15/2024


Yerevan does not realize risks of expanding French military presence in region - Zakharova

... of France's military presence in the region, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova argued today. Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan reiterated Tuesday that Armenia will withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization if the Russian-led military alliance does not address its security problems. Pashinyan said the CSTO should first clarify its "zone of responsibility" in Armenia and pledge to defend it from foreign aggression. "If the CSTO answers these questions and its answer meets our expectations, it will mean that the problems between Armenia ...

03/13/2024


Kremlin says it will clarify the situation with Armenia's CSTO membership

Moscow will continue contacts with Yerevan and clarify the situation regarding its further membership in the CSTO, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters today. YEREVAN, March 13. /ARKA/. Moscow will continue contacts with Yerevan and clarify the situation regarding its further membership in the CSTO, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry ...

03/13/2024


Russian political scientist describes negative trends in Armenian-Russian relations as a "moment of truth'

... Russian political scientist Arkady Dubnov described the ongoing developments in Armenian-Russian relations as a "moment of truth." According to him, this moment started after Azerbaijan occupied a part of Armenian territory. In an interview with Russian news agency RBC, Dubnov noted that Yerevan expected some kind of reaction from Moscow, the CSTO and wanted a political assessment of the Azerbaijani aggression. "But neither help nor assessment followed, and since the end of 2022 Armenia started drifting towards seeking Western security guarantors," Dubnov said. He noted that neither ...

03/13/2024


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