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Foreign policy & security

CSTO Secretary General does not rule out Armenia staying in the bloc

First reported by Alphanews.am: 15:20

Updated 20:34, 15 sources

Foreign policy & security. Photo: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
Photo: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov told a briefing in Moscow that Armenia's leadership will decide over time whether to remain in the organization or leave it. According to him, Armenia is de jure a CSTO member, but it has not paid membership fees for the third year and has not taken part in meetings of the organization's councils since 2023.

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  4. Golos Armenii (Opposition)
  5. 24news.am (Opposition)
  6. Yerevan.Today (Opposition)
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