Deputy FM: Armenia discussed withdrawal from CSTO

The issue of Armenia's withdrawal from CSTO was previously discussed, but it is not on the agenda now.

Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan made the remark when asked to comment on Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan's recent statement that Yerevan had previously discussed the issue of withdrawal from the CSTO, Caliber.Az reported citing the local media.

It would be more correct to ask Grigoryan himself when exactly this issue was discussed, Safaryan noted. But it may have been after the clashes on the conditional border with Azerbaijan in September 2022. It was then decided not to do so and to continue working together. The Armenian side presented its issues at the CSTO summit, the deputy minister explained.

According to him, the Armenian side hoped that discussions at the summit will lead to some result. Nevertheless, it was decided to continue the work afterwards.