In any case, CSTO is an effective organization responsible for the safety of its members. Zakharova

We do not question the sovereign right of Armenian partners to independently determine their own foreign policy course, including in the context of further work in the CSTO. According to "1lurer.am", the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, announced this during the briefing.

He reminded that Article 19 of the organization's charter gives member states the opportunity to withdraw from the CSTO.

"As far as we know, despite the repeated accusations against the organization, our partners have not taken any new steps related to membership there. We accept the fact that Armenia continues to be a full member of the organization and must bear the relevant obligations, including the 1992 According to the collective security agreement, 2002 obligations assumed by the organization's charter and other documents," said Zakharova.

He added that in any case CSTO is an effective structure responsible for the safety of its members.