The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) countries have decided to apply to Armenia the organization’s Charter’s Article 25 of the, which provides for deprivation of voting rights due to arrears in membership fees.

This is stated in the list of documents published on the Kremlin website. The document is titled “Decision of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on the Application of Article 25 of the CSTO Charter to the Republic of Armenia.”

According to Article 25 of the organization’s Charter, if a member state fails to repay its debt to the CSTO budget within two years, the Collective Security Council may suspend its right to nominate candidates for positions allocated by quota, as well as deprive it of voting rights. These restrictions are in effect until the debt is fully repaid.