Foreign policy & security

Zakharova: Armenia can return to CSTO, no one will hold it by force

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing that Yerevan can return to full participation in the CSTO, but no one will keep Armenia in it by force. According to her, the country has the right to leave the organization through the procedures set out in its charter, after fulfilling its obligations. Earlier, Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia's interest in the CSTO had been exhausted.