Against the background of the complicated internal political situation in Armenia and preparations for parliamentary elections, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) should show maximum tact and caution when building a bilateral dialogue with Yerevan.
The President of Belarus expressed a similar opinion Alexander Lukashenko During the meeting with CSTO General Secretary Taalatbek Masadikov, BELTA news agency reports. The leader of Belarus emphasized that despite the noticeable decrease in the activity of the Armenian side within the framework of the military-political alliance, the country officially remains its member.
According to the head of the country, the situation on the eve of the summer election campaign in the republic requires a special balance from the allies. In order to clarify the further position of Yerevan, Lukashenko suggested that the secretary general of the organization personally visit Armenia and hold direct consultations with the country’s leadership: the prime minister, the president and the secretary of the Security Council.
According to the President of Belarus, this will allow to openly discuss the prospects and future format of cooperation on the CSTO platform.
The cooling of relations between Yerevan and the CSTO became systemic after the border escalations of 2021-2022. In response to the requests of the Armenian side, the Organization proposed to deploy its own observation mission on the border and provide a package of military-technical assistance. However, the leadership of Armenia refused to accept that initiative, justifying its decision by the fact that the partners of the alliance did not give a clear political assessment to the actions of Azerbaijan in the sovereign territory of Armenia.
Instead of the CSTO mechanisms, Yerevan chose to invite the European Union’s long-term civilian observation mission (EUMA). This move was strongly criticized by Moscow. The presence of Europeans in Russia was assessed as a geopolitical attempt by the West to push Russia out of the South Caucasus, and the EU mission was accused of gathering intelligence against Russia and Iran. In the background of these sharp differences, Armenia actually “froze” its participation in CSTO activities.
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