PATRIOT PARK /Moscow Region/, June 3. /TASS/. The leadership of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) still considers Armenia to be a full member, even amid certain statements coming from some of the country’s political figures, CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said following a meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers.

He also noted that the organization’s members were learning a lot from Russia’s special military operation.

TASS has gathered the key statements made by the CSTO chief.

The possibility of Armenia’s withdrawal from the CSTO was not discussed at the meeting: "I believe it is a political matter."

The CSTO continues to view Armenia as a full-fledged member of the organization: "The Collective Security Treaty Organization still views Armenia as a full-fledged CSTO member."