Today, 10:57
According to Tigran Abrahamyan, a former Member of the National Assembly and a member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Executive Body, the decision within the CSTO to strip Armenia of its voting rights – along with the suspension of appointments to the organization’s bodies under Armenia’s quota – has formalized issues that have persisted for at least two years.
He noted that, in any case, the Armenian authorities had not been participating in the CSTO’s activities, nor had they been making appointments to the organization’s various bodies as provided for by their quota.
“Moreover, they had recalled their representatives a long time ago.
The core issue lies elsewhere. This so-called ‘formalization’ of the process merely underscores that the deterioration of Armenia-Russia relations is rapidly gaining momentum. Certainly, the issues of reviewing the CSTO charter and priorities, as well as harmonizing the approaches of the organization’s member states, remain relevant; however, it is clear that the core problem lies within the Armenia-Russia dimension, and any statement or action related to this directly concerns the Russian Federation,” noted Abrahamyan.