Pashinyan: Armenia will end its participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization
| Armenia's Prime Minister, announcing the suspension of his country's participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization, said: "The issue of closing the Russian military base is not an issue, and after the recent border conflict, it is impossible to imagine establishing peace between Yerevan and Baku." |
According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, Nikol Pashinyan was quoted by Novosti news agency. The Prime Minister of Armenia announced last night in an exclusive interview with France-24 TV channel that Armenia’s participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization has been stopped.
He said: “We think that the collective security agreement has not been implemented in the case of Armenia, especially in 2021-2022. This issue could not remain unnoticed and we stopped our presence in it.”
Pashinyan added at the same time that the issue of the possible closure of the Russian military base in Armenia “is not on the agenda”.
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The Prime Minister of Armenia announced on February 1 that it is not possible to continue relations with Russia in the military field. According to him, the country should decide with which countries it can maintain military-technical and defense relations.
On the same day, Viktor Vasiliev, the special representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the affairs of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, He reminded that Armenia’s security, including in the military-technical field, would not be possible without the country’s cooperation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
According to him, Russia is the attempt of Western countries to take advantage of the current situation in Armenia. in order to escalate the situation not only in this country, but also in the entire Caucasus region.
In late December 2023, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov indicated that Yerevan is maintaining its reliable alliance with He leaves Moscow with the encouragement of the West and their vague promises. However, he emphasized that despite this, Armenia is still Russia’s strategic partner in the South Caucasus.
Pashinyan’s view on establishing peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan In a conversation with France-24 TV channel, the Prime Minister of Armenia also emphasized that peace between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan cannot be imagined at the moment. Nikol Pashinyan said: In the situation where Azerbaijan considers Armenia as “West Azerbaijan” and also in the shadow of the recent border attack, this issue is not possible and such peace is unthinkable at the moment.
He also commented Heard in Baku and the recent border attack pointed out and reminded: everything shows that Azerbaijan is preparing a new attack on Armenia. In addition, he believes that the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, is not looking for a peace agreement to confirm territorial integrity, but is apparently looking for the capture of new territories.
Yesterday, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron , and the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, discussed the challenges currently facing the security of the South Caucasus. Macron promised that Paris would help restore normal relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He mentioned the recent conflict between the two countries on the border and said that he condemns Armenia’s actions on February 12 and Azerbaijan’s disproportionate response to them.
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