Yerevan refuses to participate in next CSTO meeting

Armenia has refused to attend the next CSTO meeting, Interfax reports citing Armenian media.

According to reports, the country did not take part in a regular working meeting of representatives of the CSTO countries in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, where the OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) is currently taking place.

Ani Badalyan, the spokesperson for the Armenian Foreign Ministry, confirmed the news. However, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan is attending the OSCE Ministerial Council in Skopje.