Armenia. The Prime Minister has made a decision. Another blow to Russia

This is not the news that the leaders expected Kremlin. On Saturday Armenia suspended its participation in all structures established in 2002 Collective Security Treaty Organization (OUBZ).

The decision was announced by the head of the local government. Nikol Pashinyan has been limits his contacts z Russiaattaching more and more importance to potential Western allies.

Pashinyan explained that his country does not see a need to completely withdraw from the organization for now. However, he noted that Yerevan may decide to leave the alliance in the future.

Pashinyan spoke in parliament in June announced radical steps regarding Armenian membership in the CSTO. – We will come out and we will decide when we will do it – he said then.

The alliance has existed for over 20 years described as a “shell”. Premier Armenia announced that he wants his country to be “sovereign, secure and peaceful.”

Interestingly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Armenia a moment later, it corrected Pashinyan's statement. – The session (of parliament – ed.) is being recorded, so you can check who said what. The Prime Minister of Armenia did not say that we are leaving the CSTO. He said we'll decide when we come out, but (when we do – ed.) we won't go back to him – said Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, quoted by the pro-Kremlin news agency TASS.

Collective Security Treaty Organization brings together six countries former Soviet Union and is a military alliance. In addition to Russia the members of the organization are: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and precisely Armenia. In this group the leading role belongs to Moscow.

The basis of the organization was the signing of a treaty that came into force in 1994. At that time, the group included three other countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia i UzbekistanIn the following years, these countries left the alliance.

Interestingly, since 2013 observer at the CSTO Is Serbia. For nine years (from 2013 to 2022 – ed.) he held the same position Afghanistan.