# CSTO secretary general: Expelling Armenia is up to supreme commanders

https://mins.news/en/item/33665

- TASS, 2026-08-26 22:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2178093

> CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said that any decision to expel Armenia belongs to the organization’s Collective Security Council, made up of the member states’ supreme commanders. He added that all circumstances and factors should be considered.

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