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No return to 'active' participation in CSTO, says Armenian Prime Minister

20 April 2026 14:45 (UTC +04:00)

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday that Armenia will not seek a return to “active" participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), of which Armenia is officially a member but in which it has frozen its participation for several years due to the bloc’s failure to fulfill its obligations, Armenpress reports.

Pashinyan made the remarks in a video address, presenting the Civil Contract party’s election program provisions regarding multilateral cooperation formats.

“As you know, the Republic of Armenia’s membership in the CSTO is frozen, and no steps will be taken to return to active participation. This is also recorded in our pre-election program,” said Nikol Pashinyan.

Ilgar Khudiyev

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