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CSTO leaders may decide on Armenia’s membership on November 11
CSTO leaders may decide on Armenia’s membership at a meeting in Moscow on November 11.
The CSTO is a regional organization whose member states meet through its Collective Security Council.
Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said the decision could concern Armenia’s possible withdrawal.
The issue must be raised at the meeting for the council to consider it.
Proposals can come from the country chairing the organization or from another member state’s leader.
Unpaid dues and unfilled quota-based posts can remove voting rights, under the CSTO charter.
The leaders’ meeting is the next step, but no decision has yet been announced.
CSTO leaders may decide on Armenia’s membership at a Collective Security Council session on November 11.
CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said the issue could be considered if it is brought up at the meeting.
The session is scheduled to take place in Moscow.
Masadykov said unpaid membership dues and unfilled quota-based positions mean a member has no right to vote under Article 25 of the CSTO Charter.
- Who
- Heads of state of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) may decide on Armenia’s membership.
- What
- They may consider Armenia’s membership or potential withdrawal.
- When
- November 11.
- Where
- Moscow.
- Why
- The decision may be considered if the issue is brought up at the Collective Security Council session.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Taalatbek Masadykov told TASS that CSTO leaders may decide on Armenia’s membership at their upcoming session.
The CSTO Collective Security Council is scheduled to meet in Moscow.
- Organization
- Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
- Secretary general
- Taalatbek Masadykov
- Possible decision date
- November 11
- Session location
- Moscow
- Charter provision cited
- Article 25
What people are saying
it could happen if the issue is brought up at the meeting of the Collective Security Council
What happens de facto aligns with Article 25 of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s Charter, which stipulates that if membership dues are not paid and quota-based positions remain unfilled, there is no right to vote