Armenia has lost its ability to vote in the Collective Security Treaty Organization and to appoint its representatives to senior posts within the bloc's structures. The decision was announced by Dmitry Peskov, press secretary to the Russian president, according to infohub.kz.
According to Peskov, the matter was discussed at the organization's summit and a corresponding decision was adopted. "The topic was raised, and a decision was made. Because Armenia has not fulfilled its obligations for several years now, and guided by the organization's charter, it was proposed and decided to strip Armenia of its voting rights, as well as the right to appoint its representatives to senior posts in the CSTO," the Russian presidential spokesman said.
It was previously reported that stripping Armenia of its voting rights could be discussed at the organization's summit on November 11. In addition, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan commented on a call by a former CSTO secretary general to expel the republic from the organization.
Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also said the country would withdraw from the Eurasian Economic Union and the CSTO, as Armenia intends to apply to join the European Union.