Armenia’s CSTO membership expected to remain frozen, intelligence service says in 2026 report
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Armenia will “almost certainly” not unfreeze its membership in the CSTO in 2026, according to a report by the Armenian Foreign Intelligence Service.
“The 2026 assessment of the Service with regard to Armenia-CSTO relations matches the assessment of the previous year. In particular, “unfreezing” of Armenia’s membership in the CSTO will almost certainly not happen, which we continue to assess as a challenge to the organization’s reputation and a “food for thought” for other member states of the bloc,” the Foreign Intelligence Service said in its 2026 External Security Risks report published exclusively by Armenpress.
Back in February 2024, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that Armenia had frozen its participation in the CSTO, citing the organization’s failure to fulfill its obligations to Armenia.