Armenia’s Security Council Secretary Reacts Ironically to the Republic Being Stripped of Its Vote in the CSTO

Arminfo.  Armenia’s Security Council Secretary Alen Simonyan reacted ironically to the republic being deprived of its voting rights in the CSTO. It should be noted that this is the Armenian side’s first reaction to the fact that it was deprived of its vote in the organization.

"They deprived us of our vote there, where everyone was very loudly silent while they were jointly killing us," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

On November 11, the CSTO countries decided to apply Article 25 of the organization’s Charter to Armenia, which provides for depriving it of the right to vote and the opportunity to appoint its representatives to responsible positions. CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov stated that Armenia could restore its participation in the organization’s work after resolving the issue of repaying its contribution arrears. At the same time, the final decision remains with the republic’s leadership. Armenia itself did not participate in the meeting.

It should be recalled that Armenia has been boycotting events held within the framework of the CSTO since the end of 2022. In February 2024, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Armenia had practically frozen its participation in the CSTO because the Organization had failed to fulfill its obligations toward the Republic of Armenia, which could not go without consequences. And on September 18, 2024, at the second World Armenian Summit, Pashinyan stated that the CSTO was creating threats to Armenia’s security, its continued existence, sovereignty and statehood.