Russia considers public criticism of CSTO by Armenian officials counterproductive, Zakharova says

Russia expects the Armenian side to take the initiative in deploying a CSTO mission on Armenian soil, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, Report informs, citing TASS.

"From our Armenian partners, we are awaiting some dynamic moves on renewing focused work on deploying a CSTO mission on Armenian soil, and other joint measures on helping our ally. The Russian side is ready for this work, and Yerevan is well aware of it," the diplomat said at a briefing on Wednesday.

According to her, Russia considers the public criticism of the CSTO by Armenian officials counterproductive.