Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova spoke about Armenia-CSTO relations.
“We regret that the Armenian authorities continue to publicly criticize the CSTO. Not only are they criticizing, but they are also criticizing without reason. This is in the event that the CSTO Secretariat has publicly said that it fulfills all its obligations towards Armenia.
It is also positive for Yerevan that the CSTO accepts national sovereignty, contrary to Western military-political alliances. The leadership of Armenia itself admits that the Armenian-Azerbaijani demarcation still needs to clarify the borders and disputed enclaves. How should the CSTO act when the Armenian government itself hands over specific settlements to Azerbaijan? Is that the responsibility of CSTO?
In the South Caucasus region, individual countries and the collective West deliberately enter the region to destabilize the situation, gather information, and for other economic benefits. But they enter mainly to destabilize the region in all directions, which disrupts the balance of power in the region and undermines peaceful coexistence and negotiations,” Zakharova said.
