Former CSTO Secretary General sees no reason for Armenia to withdraw from organization

Former Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Nikolay Bordyuzha, told STV, the Belarusian TV channel, that he sees no reason for Armenia to withdraw from the organization.

“We have very good relations with many political forces in Armenia. Therefore, I believe that these events are temporary; in any case, Armenia will be with Russia, Belarus, and the CSTO,” the former CSTO Secretary General noted.

He stressed that he could not imagine Armenia’s future without the CSTO at all.

“I just can’t imagine this because Armenia is so integrated with Russia, not only economically, but also because a huge number of Armenians—several million Armenians—live in Russia,” Bordyuzha said.