CSTO member states will consider the issue of stripping Armenia of its voting rights in the organization on November 11. This was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a press conference with CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov in Bishkek.
Reasons and consequences of the decision
As Sergey Lavrov reported, meeting participants discussed Armenia's failure to fulfill obligations provided for by the organization's charter. Specifically, this concerns arrears in annual contributions to the CSTO budget.
"I want to emphasize that even after this decision is made, our Armenian colleagues will effectively retain all major rights under the collective security treaty, including the right to collective security itself"
Despite potential voting restrictions, Armenia will retain key guarantees provided by the collective security treaty.
Context
The statement was made following a joint meeting of the foreign ministers, defense ministers, and security council secretaries of the CSTO member states.
