Tuesday, March 14 2023 14:03

ArmInfo.There are concerns about the possibility of the withdrawal of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) from Armenia, which cannot but be worrying for official Yerevan. On March 14, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at a press conference, when asked to comment on Armenia renouncing its quota of Deputy Secretary- General of the  CSTO.

According to the prime minister, during a meeting with him last year,  the leaders of the CSTO voiced concerns that Armenia might leave the  Organization  < These fears are unfounded. There is another pace of  developments, that is, the possibility of CSTO leaving Armenia.  According to my estimates, the CSTO, willingly or not, is leaving  Armenia, which worries us. We will gladly accept the post of Deputy  Secretary General of the CSTO if we know that this fact will become  another factor in ensuring the security of the Republic of Armenia.  Otherwise, we see no reason to take this step, based on the logic of  being honest with our own people>, the prime minister emphasized.

He added that Armenia worked effectively and continues to work with  the Organization. "We even proposed our principles, which, by the  way, do not concern the Republic of Armenia, but the entire  Organization. Do the principles of the CSTO function on its  territory? We are ready to discuss this issue>, the head of  government stressed.

He pointed out the incorrectness of the voicing statements that from  2021 Armenia allegedly is not at war with Azerbaijan, but demands  protection from the CSTO. , Nikol Pashinyan concluded.

On March 10, Vahan Hunanyan, the then press secretary of the  Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informed the journalists that  Armenia submitted a proposal to give up the quota of the CSTO Deputy  Secretary General.

According to the regulations, the Secretary General of the CSTO,  which includes Armenia, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and  Tajikistan, has three deputies. Starting this year, the CSTO has a  new Secretary General - in accordance with the principle of rotation,  the representative of Belarus, Stanislav Zas, was replaced by the  representative of Kazakhstan, Imangali Tasmagambetov.