Armenia is a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and does not seek NATO membership, but will maintain relations with the alliance, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan told reporters, TASS reported.

“We have relations with NATO, they are connected with peacekeeping missions, including in Kosovo, in Afghanistan, and we will continue this cooperation. But we are not seeking NATO membership, ”he said.

“We are members of the CSTO,” he recalled. Armenia maintains partnerships with both Russia and the European Union, but will not be under the influence of anyone, Pashinyan added.