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Secretary General: Armenia remains an ally of the CSTO

CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov

19 December 2025 11:06 (UTC +04:00)

"Armenia remains an ally of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The doors are open for Armenia’s full-fledged participation in the organization," CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov said in an interview with TASS, APA reports.

“Armenia has been and remains our ally. We hope that Armenia will return to full-fledged participation in the CSTO in the near future. All conditions and prerequisites for this exist: we proceed from the assumption that the Armenian people are interested in creating a common security space in Eurasia. Moreover, in November, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the issue of the republic’s withdrawal from the CSTO is not on the agenda,” Tasmagambetov said.

The CSTO Secretary General added that the Republic of Armenia has temporarily suspended its activities in the organization: “This reflects the current position formed by Armenia’s political leadership toward the CSTO at this stage. This is the decision of an independent and sovereign state, and no other state or organization can influence it.”

Ilgar Khudiyev

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