Armenia recalled Viktor Biyagov from the permanent chairmanship of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). This is stated in the decree of the country’s President, Vahagn Khachaturian, issued on: Web site heads of state.
“Based on the proposal of the Prime Minister (Nikola Pashinyan. – Gazeta.ru), recall Viktor Biyagov from the post of permanent and plenipotentiary representative of Armenia in accordance with the articles of the Constitution and the law on the diplomatic service. The document says “CSTO”.
By other decrees of the head of state, Biyagov was appointed the ambassador of Armenia to the Netherlands and the permanent representative of the republic in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Pashinyan in May, Armenia’s decides About withdrawing from the CSTO if the CSTO considers it an “incompetent” structure. He stated that in this case, the country will decide its own security problems.
Prior to that, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Mnatsakan Safaryan was the head of the country’s security council. taken into account Withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization in 2022. He also stated that he hopes the republic will achieve positive results for the CSTO observers proposed to be placed on the Azerbaijani border.
Former spokesperson for Russian President Dmitry Peskov commented Pashinyan’s words on the possibility of Yerevan withdrawing from the CSTO.