President of Belarus highlights organization of meetings between CSTO  Sec Gen and Armenian leadership

ArmInfo.  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko considers it important to organize meetings between the CSTO Secretary General and the Armenian leadership.

"Especially now, during this tense electoral period, when the  Armenian leadership will speak honestly and openly about the  situation, including in the CSTO," the Belarusian leader noted, as  quoted by Belta.

"It would be a good idea if you visited there and spoke with the  Prime Minister, the President, and the Secretary of the Security  Council of Armenia, and learned their position for the future," the  head of state added, addressing CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek  Masadykov.

As a reminder, Armenia has been boycotting CSTO events since the end  of 2022. In February 2024, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  declared that Armenia had effectively frozen its participation in the  CSTO, as the organization had failed to fulfill its obligations to  Armenia, which would inevitably have consequences. And on September  18, 2024, at the Second World Armenian Summit, Pashinyan declared  that the CSTO posed threats to Armenia's security, its continued  existence, sovereignty, and statehood.