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Russian FM: CSTO to consider restricting Armenia's voting rights tomorrow

10 November 2026 15:15 (UTC +04:00)

Yerevan has not paid its membership fees to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) for more than two years, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following a meeting of the CSTO foreign and defense ministers and security council secretaries in Moscow, APA's Moscow bureau reports.

He noted that Armenia has not paid its CSTO membership fees for more than two years, and therefore, the issue of depriving it of its voting rights and the right to nominate candidates for positions within the organization has been raised.

According to Lavrov, the issue will be considered tomorrow at the summit of CSTO heads of state in the Kremlin.

"But I emphasize that even after this, all of Armenia's rights within the CSTO, including the right to security guarantees, will be preserved," the Russian Foreign Minister noted.

Farid Akbarov

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