A meeting of foreign ministers, defense ministers, and security council secretaries of member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is being held in Moscow.
Axar.az reports, citing АPA, that the meeting is discussing the global military-political situation, regional security, and the implementation of the priorities of Russia's CSTO chairmanship this year.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered an opening speech at the meeting.
Armenia, a member of the CSTO, has once again boycotted the high-level event in Moscow. No representatives from Armenia attended the meeting.
Russian officials and the CSTO leadership have announced that one of the main issues on the agenda of the organization's events in Moscow will be the future of Armenia's CSTO membership.
The organization's Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov stated that Armenia has effectively withdrawn from the CSTO. He noted that Armenia does not participate in discussions or decision-making, nor does it attend the organization's main events and military exercises.
The Secretary General believes that this situation is related to Article 25 of the CSTO Charter and that Armenia has effectively withdrawn from the organization on its own.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, meanwhile, said she did not rule out the possibility of discussing restrictive measures against Armenia at the CSTO summit.
It should be noted that a summit of CSTO heads of state will be held in Moscow on November 11.
Source: en.axar.az
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