Lavrov pointed out the absence of applications for Armenia's withdrawal from the CSTO and the EAEU.

Armenia's application for withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has not been received. This was announced on November 10 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

"Such an application has not been received, as well as an application for withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Union," he said, answering a question from journalists.

According to the head of the Foreign Ministry, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statements that the CSTO no longer meets the interests of the country remain only words and are not supported by official documents. Since the republic's arrears in contributions have exceeded a two-year period, the issue of suspending Armenia's voting rights and the admission of its citizens to work in the secretariat has been submitted for consideration. At the same time, Lavrov stressed that Moscow is not going to expel Yerevan from the association and will not "slam the door behind it."

Separately, the minister commented on the course towards rapprochement with the European Union. The diplomat recalled that joining the EU is incompatible with membership in the EAEU due to different tariff approaches and phytosanitary standards. The final choice between the associations should remain with the citizens of the country in a referendum, and not put them in front of the fact that they have already submitted an application, Lavrov concluded.

Don't drive for a contribution: Armenia may remain without the right to vote in the CSTO

Will Yerevan decide to withdraw from the organization and will it be able to find an alternative to the previous security guarantees?

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said on November 6 that the CSTO next week may consider depriving Armenia of the right to vote in the association. He stressed that the procedure is purely technical in nature and is prescribed in the charter of the organization.

On November 5, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that the republic's interest in the CSTO had dried up. He responded accordingly to the journalist's request to comment on the statement by CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadikov on the possible application of Article 25 of the association's charter against Armenia. According to it, the member states may suspend the nomination of citizens of the debtor state to quota positions within the framework of the CSTO.