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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has indicated that Armenia could leave the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). He made the remarks during an election debate while responding to questions from Narek Karapetyan, leader of the Strong Armenia bloc.
“We will decide. Foreign agents will not decide what we should do. We will not allow Lukashenka to become our guarantor again,” Pashinyan said, according to News.am.
“What does it mean that membership in the CSTO has been frozen? If it doesn’t work, then leave,” Karapetyan responded.
“Well, then we will leave the CSTO. Are you trying to scare us? Neither you nor your uncle will decide. We will decide and leave. Armenia, the state and the army are the guarantors,” Pashinyan replied.
Armenia has suspended its participation in the CSTO in recent years. Yerevan has expressed dissatisfaction with the response of its allies to the conflict with Azerbaijan. In addition, reacting to some statements by Aliaksandr Lukashenka, Pashinyan accused him of supporting Azerbaijan ahead of the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh.