Tuesday, February 27 2024 16:47

ArmInfo. We asked only one question to the CSTO, which remained unanswered - "where is the  Organization's zone of responsibility, and does it recognize the borders of Armenia, and within what borders did Armenia join the CSTO?". Speaker of the RA Parliament Alen Simonyan stated, commenting on the statement of the Prime Minister of Armenia that Armenia's participation in the CSTO is frozen.

"There are no answers to this question yet - my personal opinion is  that the CSTO has switched off itself and is not functioning," he  said.

When asked why, in this case, Armenia will not leave the CSTO,  Simonyan noted that "we are waiting and watching what happens next."  "I want you to at least trust our political position and tactics a  little. Trust, even just a little. I cannot voice much, but I must  say that I fully share the dissatisfaction and attitude of every  citizen of Armenia towards the CSTO," said the Speaker of the  Parliament.

According to Simonyan, An alternative could be to ensure the security  of Armenia by all possible means.  "Don't put all your eggs in one  basket like we did before. When the moment arrived, we believed  that it was impossible for our ally not to protect us, or to allow  all this at the political level. But it became known that our ally  not only allowed, but also turned a blind eye to many things," noted  the Speaker of the Parliament.

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in an interview with  France24 TV channel stated that the collective security agreement  regarding Armenia was not implemented, and the republic froze its  participation in the CSTO. The CSTO Secretariat stated that it had  not received relevant notifications from Yerevan.

The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that they are waiting for  clarification from Armenia. The Russian department claims that  reducing Armenia's participation in CSTO events does not meet the  interests of the Armenian people.