CSTO Secretary General: The organization`s relationship with Armenia  is determined by the country`s military-political leadership

ArmInfo. The recent  developments between the Collective Security Treaty Organization  (CSTO) and the Republic of Armenia is primarily a decision made by  the military-political leadership of Armenia. This statement was made  by CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov, during a press  conference on November 4, discussing the organization's activities in  2024.  At the same time, he emphasized that Armenia's absence in  discussions related to the organization does not affect the  effectiveness of its work. "We proceed from the fact that the  Republic of Armenia is our ally, and we maintain all our obligations  to it. Armenia can resume full participation in the organization at  any time. 

There are no obstacles from the CSTO members, so we hope that it will  soon rejoin our work," the CSTO Secretary General said. Speaking  about Russia's military-technical cooperation with CSTO states,  Tasmagambetov highlighted that it is ongoing and the Russian  military-technical complex works effectively in this regard. Touching  upon the supply of weapons and military equipment to CSTO countries,  he noted that it is a bilateral cooperation matter. Therefore,  according to him, the only issue discussed at the CSTO meetings is  the equipping of the organization's collective forces with advanced  and promising weapons. "I think that all CSTO countries work directly  with Rosoboronexport. One of the main issues is that CSTO countries  can purchase weapons at domestic prices and this process is currently  going on efficiently," he clarified.