FM: Armenia sees no return to CSTO

Armenia’s position on the CSTO remains unchanged, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan has said.

Mirzoyan was asked to comment at a press briefing on a statement by former CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha that Armenia should be expelled from the organization because it is neither participating in its activities nor paying membership fees.

“We stopped participating in the work of that organization long ago and froze our membership. If other member states of the organization or its secretariat are making comments, it is in vain. We will not change our position, and we do not see ourselves returning to the CSTO,” Mirzoyan said.

Armenia has frozen its participation in CSTO activities since February 2024, citing the bloc’s failure to fulfill its security obligations.