Monday, May 22 2023 14:17

ArmInfo. The issue of participation in the CSTO military exercises in Kyrgyzstan is under discussion  (previously they were planned to be held in Armenia, ed. note), RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on May 22 at a press conference.

"If we take part in it, then in what format, volume ... This will be  further discussed and reported," Pashinyan said.

As for relations with the CSTO, according to the prime minister,  according to the perception of the Armenian side, the organization  itself is leaving the RA. , the  prime minister noted.

He noted that the issue of the arrival or non-arrival of the CSTO  monitoring group in Armenia, the reasons for the current situation is  constantly being raised. , the prime minister said.

Answering the question whether the decision to withdraw from the CSTO  would harm the Armenian- Russian relations, the prime minister said  that recent opinion polls in the republic showed that the level of  trust in the Russian Federation had decreased in the country.

Recently, RA Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan acknowledged  that there were discussions about Armenia's withdrawal from the CSTO.  , Grigoryan said.

At the same time, earlier in Prague, speaking at the Center for  Transatlantic Relations, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  stated that the CSTO was not fulfill its obligations to Armenia.  , the prime minister stressed.