Armenia not to participate in CSTO exercises in Kazakhstan Armenian defence ministry’s commentary

The Kazakh Defence Ministry has previously said that the exercises of the Collective Rapid Reaction Force of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) will be held in Kazakhstan from September 26 through October 8, 2022.

Armenia will not participate in the exercises, Caliber.Az reports in response to Infocom inquiry from the Kazakh Defence Ministry.

“Taking into account the current situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Armenian Defence Ministry, proceeding from the tasks assigned to the Armenian Armed Forces, decided to refrain from the participation in the exercises in Kazakhstan within the CSTO,” the ministry said.