Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said: To informHe said Yerevan’s statements regarding the CSTO were an attempt to “shift responsibility” for its miscalculations.
“After not receiving a response to Russia’s demands, Armenia was forced to look for alternatives, Armenia did not leave the CSTO organization, on the contrary, it seems to me that this is just an agreement. “I’m trying to deflect responsibility, find those responsible for their own miscalculations,” the diplomat said.
On November 14, the press service of the Prime Minister of Armenia reported that Nikol Pashinyan warned Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that he would not come to the CSTO summit. At the same time, the Armenian prime minister expressed hope that CSTO partners would understand his decision.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov statedRussia expresses its regret over Armenia’s refusal to participate in the CSTO summit on November 23.
22 November Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan stated Journalists said that he will not attend the meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in December. According to him, CSTO does not fulfill its obligations towards Armenia. At the same time, he emphasized that his country’s relations with the organization have not been frozen and that Yerevan has not decided to withdraw from the CSTO.
Previously, Russian President Vladimir Putin not planning Talk to Pashinyan ahead of the CSTO summit.
Source: Gazeta
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