Zakharova: We expect our Armenian partners to re-engage in joint work  within the CSTO after resolving their doubts

ArmInfo. We do not question the sovereign right of each state to independently determine its foreign policy course, including  participation in CSTO events and work within the organization, as stated by Maria Zakharova,  the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry,  in response to Armenia's decision to not participate in the CSTO summit in Astana on November 28.

She emphasized that Armenia still remains a full member of the CSTO  according to the law, and she described the organization as the only  mechanism to maintain peace and stability in the South Caucasus.   <Armenia retains all the rights and obligations. We expect that  Armenia will fully resume its partnership within the CSTO for the  sake of in the region. We confirm that at this stage the doors are  open for Yerevan to return to full cooperation in the CSTO. We expect  that our Armenian partners, having overcome their doubts, will  re-engage in joint work,> she concluded.