Armenia Remains ‘Ally,’ Head of Moscow-Led Military Alliance Asserts

However, in another sign of strained ties, Yerevan declined to take part in last week’s CSTO summit in Minsk.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they attend the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on Nov. 23, 2022. Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via Reuters

Armenia continues to be a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a six-nation military alliance led by Moscow, CSTO Secretary-General Imangali Tasmagambetov has said.

“Armenia was—and still is—our ally,” Mr. Tasmagambetov was cited as saying by Russia’s TASS news agency on Nov. 27.