By the decision of the participants of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit, Armenia has been deprived of the right to appoint its representatives to responsible positions in the organization, announced Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reports.

“The topic was discussed, a decision was made... It was proposed and decided to deprive Armenia ... of the right to appoint its representatives to responsible positions in the CSTO,” Peskov said in a comment to a Telegram channel.

Earlier, the Kremlin spokesperson had reported on the deprivation of Armenia's voting rights in the CSTO. The session of the CSTO Collective Security Council is being held on Wednesday in the Kremlin, chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin.