Moscow: CSTO involvement in  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was impossible

ArmInfo. CSTO involvement in the conflict around Nagorno-Karabakh was impossible  because Armenia did not recognize this territory, as stated by   Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at the  Gvardeysk youth forum.

"There was a situation with Armenia, which sort of said: 'Let's  activate the CSTO mechanism.' But in essence—regarding who and what?  That territory, Nagorno-Karabakh, which Armenia itself— unfortunately  or fortunately, that is not my question, that is for them, for  Yerevan—did not recognize as either its own or independent," she  said, as reported by Russian media. The diplomat emphasized that  under such circumstances, the collective security mechanism could not  be activated.

Recall, Armenia has been boycotting events held within the framework  of the CSTO since late 2022. In February 2024, Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Armenia had practically frozen  its participation in the CSTO because the Organization failed to  fulfill its obligations to the Republic of Armenia, which could not  go without consequences. And on September 18, 2024, at the second  Global Armenian Summit, Pashinyan stated that the CSTO poses threats  to Armenia's security, its future existence, sovereignty, and  statehood.