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Armenia plans EU membership application and distances itself from CSTO

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that Armenia will soon apply for EU membership, while a return to the CSTO is ruled out.

24 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, stated that the country will submit an application to join the European Union in the near future. Pashinyan indicated that the process is set to begin soon, as reported by news sources.

At the same time, he emphasized that Armenia does not plan to return to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in the coming five years. This decision has also been cited by several news agencies.

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