Eduard Sharmazanov, a member of the executive body of the Republican Party of Armenia, stated that CSTO member countries continue to view cooperation with Armenia as allied relations, but emphasized that the organization cannot strengthen itself with mere formal statements:
“As a supporter of Armenia's active membership in the CSTO, I note that they are either insincere or do not understand the essence of the problem,” said Sharmazanov:
He stressed that as long as the issues are being concealed, the gap between Armenia and the CSTO will continue, which does not serve the interests of either Armenia or the CSTO:
