The Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) removed Armenia’s voting rights and suspended its right to nominate candidates for quota positions under a charter debt rule, NEWS.am reported Wednesday, Nov. 11. The outlet said the decision appeared in the Kremlin’s document list.
Article 25 provides two separate measures for a member whose budget dues remain unpaid for two years: the Council may remove its voting rights and suspend its right to nominate candidates for quota positions. Both restrictions last until the debt is paid in full.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Life journalist Alexander Yunashev that the Council acted under the charter, citing what he described as Armenia’s record of noncompliance, Anadolu Agency reported.
Armenia froze its participation in CSTO work in 2024. At a news conference in Yerevan on Oct. 28, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said Armenia did not see a return to the CSTO as an option. EconoTimes previously covered Armenia’s position ahead of the Moscow summit.
