Armenia has no intention of returning to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan said, reaffirming Yerevan’s position on its frozen participation in the Russian-led security bloc. “We stopped our participation in the organization’s activities a long time ago. We have frozen our membership,” Mirzoyan said at a press conference. He dismissed comments from the organization’s member states or secretariat regarding Armenia’s position, saying they would not change Yerevan’s approach. “We will not change our attitude, and we do not see ourselves returning to the CSTO,” he said. Mirzoyan’s remarks come after former CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha called for Armenia to be expelled from the organization, arguing that the country does not participate in its activities but remains a full member whose position must be taken into account in decisions reached by consensus. Armenia announced in 2024 that it was freezing its participation in the CSTO, citing concerns over the organization’s response to security challenges facing the country. Yerevan has since refrained from participating in its activities and stopped paying membership contributions. The CSTO currently comprises Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, while Armenia remains formally a member despite freezing its participation. CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov has also said that the issue of Armenia’s possible expulsion could be raised at a meeting of the organization’s Collective Security Council in Moscow on November 11, 2026.