CSTO still regards Armenia as equal partner - Sec Gen

ArmInfo.The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) continues to view Armenia as an  equal partner and is ready for dialogue on all issues. This was stated by CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov in an interview with the socio-political publication "Soyuzniki. CSTO". 

The Secretary General drew attention to the fact that representatives  of Armenia did not take part in a series of joint CSTO exercises in  Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. "As you know, representatives of  Armenia did not take part in these events. Nevertheless, we continue  to view Armenia as an equal partner in the Organization's format and  are ready for dialogue with colleagues from Yerevan on the entire  spectrum of topical issues," Tasmagambetov noted. We will add that  today Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that the CSTO  poses a threat to Armenia. Earlier, he announced the freezing of  membership in the Organization, although there is no such function in  the CSTO Charter.