ARMENIA’S CSTO MEMBERSHIP HAS NO FUTURE

PanARMENIAN.Net
08.12.2008 16:39 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Tactically, Armenia needs CSTO membership but
strategically it has no future, a military expert said.

"Armenia doesn’t border with any of the member states. Besides, we
have no allies among the member states, except for Russia," Ruben
Meghrabyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

Russia’s presence and its leading role keep Yerevan within the
organization, according to him.

"The balance of forces will change in the region sooner or
later. Georgia and even Azerbaijan may join NATO. Furthermore, given,
the improving relations with Turkey, Armenia’s membership in the
North Atlantic Alliance is quite possible in future," Meghrabyan said.