The Russia-led CSTO has stripped Armenia of its voting rights under Article 25 of its charter, TASS reported on Wednesday. The Kremlin says Armenia has not met its commitments for years and has not started a withdrawal process.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a Russia-led military alliance of post-Soviet states, of which Armenia is a member. Armenia has not fulfilled its commitments to the bloc for several years, according to the Kremlin, and has not formally begun withdrawing.
The CSTO's Collective Security Council adopted a decision under Article 25 of the organisation's charter that deprives Armenia of its voting rights, TASS reported on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Armenia has not honored its commitments for several years and has not initiated a withdrawal process.