Day: October 23, 2026

Armenia has de facto withdrawn from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), according to the organization’s Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov, Report informs.

Speaking to TASS, Masadykov said that Armenia no longer participates in the organization’s key activities and decision-making processes.

According to him, the CSTO continues to send documents to Yerevan for coordination, but the Armenian side consistently responds that it does not take part in discussions or decision-making while not objecting to decisions being adopted in a limited format.

“In other words, they are not obstructing our work, the organization continues to function, and decisions are being made. They listen to the weekly reports but do not participate in our main activities. In principle, they have already de facto left the CSTO on their own,” Masadykov said.

Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told parliament that he supported Armenia’s exclusion from the CSTO and would welcome such a development.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, according to the US State Department, Report informs.

The sides exchanged views on security issues in the Black Sea and ongoing efforts to reach an agreement on resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

They also discussed preparations for the meeting of NATO foreign ministers scheduled to take place in December.

The next matches of Round 2 of the UEFA Conference League league phase have been played.

According to Report, Türkiye’s Trabzonspor defeated Scotland’s Hearts 2-0 despite being reduced to 10 men.

Portugal’s Braga beat Belgium’s Gent 2-0, while the Netherlands’ Twente defeated Gibraltar’s Lincoln 4-1.

The following results were recorded in the other matches of the day:

Kairat (Kazakhstan) vs Panathinaikos (Greece) – 1:5

Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) vs Copenhagen (Denmark) – 2:2

Pafos (Cyprus) vs Riga (Latvia) – 1:1

Getafe (Spain) vs Lugano (Switzerland) – 2:5

Trabzonspor (Türkiye) vs Hearts (Scotland) – 2:0

Jablonec (Czech Republic) vs Brighton (England) – 0:0

Nordsjaelland (Denmark) vs CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) – 2:2

Inter Club d’Escaldes (Andorra) vs Universitatea Craiova (Romania) – 1:3

Kauno Zalgiris (Lithuania) vs Brann (Norway) – 1:4

Iberia (Georgia) vs Mjallby (Sweden) – 1:1

Braga (Portugal) vs Gent (Belgium) – 2:0

Ajax (Netherlands) vs Atalanta (Italy) – 2:0

Monaco (France) vs Freiburg (Germany) – 3:0

Midtjylland (Denmark) vs Sint-Truiden (Belgium) – 0:1

Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) vs Twente (Netherlands) – 1:4

Borac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) vs KuPS (Finland) – 2:0

Aarhus (Denmark) vs Egnatia (Albania) – 1:1

Thun (Switzerland) vs Hajduk Split (Croatia) – 0:1

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has hosted the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan at an official dinner, Report informs, citing the Georgian government.

Kobakhidze thanked the guests for their visit and stressed that deepening relations with Central Asian countries and expanding cooperation across sectors are priorities for the Georgian government.

A meeting of the foreign ministers of Georgia and the Central Asian countries will be held in Batumi on October 23.

As part of the visit, Georgia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili is expected to hold bilateral talks with her counterparts.