But Russia and the Csto nobody even asked.
Russia and some other post-USSR states
joined in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation(Csto).
The truth is that the Csto is a ceremonial component of Armenian-Russian bilateral relations;
He added that the security forces of the Csto member countries are ready to act.
But he stepped down days later, and the statement was not echoed by other Csto members.
Moreover, there is a high risk that escalation between Azerbaijan and Nagorny Karabakh could spill over into Armenia,
calling for a Csto response.
But for Armenia, which seeks a security umbrella- and for
the South Caucasus region in general- the failure of the Csto has broader repercussions.
This begs the question as to whether the political,
financial and human capital Armenia has invested in the Csto is worth the cost of being stuck in such a dysfunctional
and ineffective military bloc.
The contradictions inherent in the Csto were brought to light in December,
when the member states- Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan- failed to agree on a secretary general to replace the Russia incumbent, Nikolay Bordyuzha.