Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday that Armenia will not seek a return to “active” participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), of which Armenia is officially a member but in which it has frozen its participation for several years due to the bloc’s failure to fulfill its obligations.
Pashinyan made the remarks in a video address, presenting the Civil Contract party’s election program provisions regarding multilateral cooperation formats.
“As you know, the Republic of Armenia’s membership in the CSTO is frozen, and no steps will be taken to return to active participation. This is also recorded in our pre-election program,” said Nikol Pashinyan.
Addressing Armenia’s participation in other multilateral formats, Pashinyan noted that Armenia’s engagement in such frameworks is important for making its balanced and balancing foreign policy more effective.
“In the UN and its specialized agencies, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the CIS, the International Organization of La Francophonie, and the European Political Community, the Republic of Armenia will continue to remain an active member. The Republic of Armenia has also become a member of the Board of Peace initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump and will continue its work in that format,” the Prime Minister said.
He reminded that from October 2026, the Republic of Armenia will assume the presidency of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, becoming, for about two years, a country playing a central role in global decision-making on environmental protection. This, he said, will provide Armenia with significant opportunities both in environmental terms and in strengthening its international positioning.
“We are also interested in joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. In the context of a balanced and balancing foreign policy, Armenia will also consider its participation in other multilateral formats or cooperation with them,” the Prime Minister of Armenia noted.
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