Russia’s RIA Novosti reports that Kazakhstan is proposing amendments to the Agreement on the Status of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) formations.
The proposed changes reportedly aim to improve the legal framework governing the temporary presence of the CSTO's collective security forces and assets in the territories of member states.
Specifically, Kazakhstan suggests that such formations be deployed to another member state only in cases of threats or armed attacks against one or more member states of the Organization, as well as for crisis prevention, disaster response, humanitarian assistance, joint exercises, and sudden inspections.
Founded in 1992, the Collective Security Treaty Organization is a Russia-led military alliance currently grouping the six former Soviet republics of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
Meanwhile, Armenia intends to pull out the Organization. On February 23, 2024, Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, confirmed that Armenia has frozen its participation in the CSTO.
On June 12, Pashinyan announced withdrawal from the CSTO, accusing members of failing to protect Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia's Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, however, said that Pashinyan hadn't announced a full withdrawal yet. Armenia's ties with Russia have become strained since Moscow refused to intervene in Nagorno-Karabakh.
