MOSCOW, November 10. /TASS/. The heads of state of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will review a draft decision to suspend Armenia's voting rights in the organization's bodies over unpaid membership dues, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
"Alongside constructive issues, we were also compelled to discuss Armenia's failure to meet its CSTO Charter obligations to pay annual contributions to the organization's budget," Lavrov told reporters following a joint meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers, Council of Defense Ministers and Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils.
The foreign minister noted that there is no room for ambiguity on the matter. "Yerevan has failed to pay its annual membership dues since 2024. This raised the issue of invoking Article 25 of the CSTO Charter against Armenia. The draft decision provides for suspending Armenia's right to nominate candidates for quota-based positions in the organization's bodies and stripping it of voting rights until it fully repays its debt. This draft decision will also be considered tomorrow at a session of the Collective Security Council," Lavrov concluded.