Armenia's position is challenge for CSTO - foreign intelligence service

Armenia will “almost certainly” not unfreeze its membership in the CSTO in 2026, according to a report by the Armenian Foreign Intelligence Service.

"The 2026 assessment of the Service with regard to Armenia-CSTO relations matches the assessment of the previous year. In particular, 'unfreezing' of Armenia’s membership in the CSTO will almost certainly not happen, which we continue to assess as a challenge to the organization’s reputation and a “food for thought” for other member states of the bloc," the 2026 External Security Risks report reads.

Earlier, Yerevan has frozen its participation in the CSTO, citing the organization’s failure to fulfill its obligations to Armenia. 

In December 2025, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that relations between Armenia and the CSTO had passed the point of no return, and Yerevan was now assessing all the risks associated with its decision to withdraw from the organization.