CSTO Secretary General: Decision on Armenia`s future  in the  Organization must be made within a reasonable timeframe

ArmInfo.  A decision regarding the future prospects of Armenia's participation in the  Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) must be made within a  reasonable timeframe, as  stated by the organization's Secretary  General, Taalatbek Masadykov.

"We proceed from the premise that a decision regarding Armenia's  future participation in the CSTO must be made within a reasonable  timeframe," Masadykov said, according to RIA Novosti.

Earlier, Russia's Permanent Representative to the CSTO, Viktor  Vasilyev, stated that the potential deprivation of Armenia's voting  rights in the organization's bodies would require the consensus of  all member states. According to him, this issue will likely be  discussed by the countries' leaders  at the next session of the CSTO  Collective Security Council, scheduled to take place in Moscow on  November 11.

In June, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that, due to  Armenia's failure to pay its membership dues, the CSTO would consider  applying charter provisions that regulate actions regarding states  that fail to fulfill their obligations.

Recall, Armenia has been boycotting CSTO events since late 2022. In  February 2024, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that  Armenia had effectively frozen its participation in the CSTO, as the  organization had failed to fulfill its obligations to Armenia, which  would inevitably have consequences.  And on September 18, 2024, at  the Second Global Armenian Summit, Pashinyan declared that the CSTO  posed threats to Armenia's security, its continued existence,  sovereignty, and statehood.