"Of course, generally, such a possibility [of enlargement] is not ruled out. The fact is that against the backdrop of the breakdown of the old world order, accompanied by the resumption of old conflicts and the emergence of new ones, the need for military and political alliances is significantly increasing. Especially since the CSTO offers very favorable conditions for participation. One of the main ones, I believe, is a democratic decision-making procedure within the organization and the absence of rigid "bloc discipline." It is also of key importance that the CSTO gives priority to political and diplomatic methods of resolving crisis situations," Tasmagambetov said in the interview.
"Yerevan indeed has not recently participated in the work of the CSTO Secretariat. This is Armenia's decision at this stage, and we, as an international organization, respect any decision of a sovereign state. Nevertheless, the activities of the organization continue in full, and all procedures are followed in full compliance with the CSTO legal framework. The secretariat informs the relevant structures in Yerevan about the decisions taken and adopted in the working mode. Regarding the mentioned statements by the officials of the Republic of Armenia, I would like to say that the secretariat has not received any official statements from Yerevan on the suspension of membership in the CSTO," Tasmagambetov explained.