The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member countries have deprived Armenia of its voting rights in the organization, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian president, RIA Novosti reports.

“Considering the fact that Armenia has not fulfilled its obligations for several years, guided by the organization’s charter, it was proposed and decided to deprive it of its voting rights,” Peskov said in a comment to a Telegram channel.

The decision to deprive Armenia of its voting rights in the CSTO was based on the fact that it had not fulfilled its obligations in the organization, the Kremlin spokesperson said.

“Considering the fact that Armenia has not fulfilled its obligations for several years, guided by the organization’s charter, it was proposed and decided to deprive Armenia of its voting rights,” Dmitry Peskov emphasized.