The Russian side counts on Armenia's continued work within the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and regrets that the Armenian side will not be represented at a high level at the organization's summit in Minsk on November 23, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, TASS reports.
"Certainly, we regret that there will be no high-level participation of Armenia at tomorrow's summit. We hope that there will be participation at the working, expert level. But, of course, we expect Armenia to continue its work within the framework of the organization," Peskov said.
Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and representatives of the country’s Foreign Ministry repeatedly stated that Yerevan was not currently discussing the possibility of withdrawing from the CSTO, but Armenian representatives have not participated in the organization's events in recent months. Armenia also recalled its ambassador to the CSTO and did not appoint a new one.
