The matter of depriving Armenia of its voting rights in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) may be discussed at the organization's summit on November 11, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said in an interview with TASS.

"Any decision regarding the possible application of restrictive measures against one of the organization's members fully falls within the competence of the [CSTO] Collective Security Council—which includes the heads of the CSTO member states—which is authorized to make such decisions on the basis of the provisions of the organization's charter—the applicable norms in relation to your question are contained, in particular, in its Articles 20 and 25," Galuzin noted, answering the question about the application of the relevant article of the CSTO charter regarding non-fulfillment of obligations.

According to him, the CSTO charter is an international treaty and must be fulfilled in good faith by all its parties, including the obligation of each member state to fund the activities of the CSTO bodies.

“Yerevan’s refusal to participate in the organization’s work and failure to sign annual decisions on its budget only means non-use of its right, but does not suspend Armenia’s obligations to transfer its national contribution [to the CSTO] on time,” the high-ranking Russian diplomat noted.

“Based on the principle of maintaining institutional efficiency, in any international organization there are procedures for such cases provided for by fundamental documents. The CSTO is no exception,” the Russian deputy foreign minister added.