Armenia has not raised the possibility of withdrawing from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), despite having effectively suspended its participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

Axar.az reports, citing TASS, that CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had personally assured him that Yerevan intended to remain in the organisation.

“No. The prime minister himself told me, as did many others, that they are remaining in the CIS. We have not heard a single statement indicating that they intend to withdraw,” Lebedev said.