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Former members of the CSTO military alliance were Azerbaijan, Georgia and Uzbekistan. Similar to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, Article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty (CST) establishes that an aggression against one signatory would be perceived as an aggression against all ...
After the start of renewed fighting between Armenia and former member Azerbaijan on 13 September 2022, Armenia triggered Article 4 of the treaty, and a CSTO mission including CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas and Anatoly Sidorov was sent to monitor the situation along the border.
Armenia has unsuccessfully requested that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Russia independently intervene due to Azerbaijan's military incursions in May 2021 and September 2022. The CSTO and Russia declined to provide assistance both times. [203] [204]
The CSTO did not intervene and Azerbaijan's military action prompted a mass exodus of the region's more than 100,000 ethnic Armenian population to Armenia.
Pashinyan told France 24 television that the CSTO pact, dominated by Russia, had failed Armenia. ... Pashinyan also said Azerbaijan, with which Armenia has fought two wars over the past three ...
Speaking to lawmakers Wednesday, Pashinyan denounced the CSTO for its failure to offer protection to Armenia and alleged that some of its members sided with Azerbaijan.
Member of the CSTO Azerbaijan: In 2023, Russia and Azerbaijan signed a joint wide-ranging political-military agreement. [12] China [13] India: In 2021, Russia and India signed a 10-year defense cooperation pact. [14] Iran
The CSTO declined Armenia's request both times. [352] Instead of providing immediate assistance following Azerbaijan's September 2022 attack, the CSTO opted to send a "fact-finding mission" one week later and stated that it did not anticipate sending military aid even before the mission arrived. [352]