Armenia has been stripped of its voting rights in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and can no longer appoint representatives to senior positions within the bloc, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

Axar.az reports, citing Russian media, that Peskov said the decision was taken because Armenia had failed to fulfil its obligations to the organization for several years.

“Guided by the organization's charter, it was proposed and decided to deprive Armenia of the right to vote, as well as the right to appoint its representatives to responsible positions in the CSTO,” Peskov said.