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The government of Armenia has wanted to leave the CSTO for a long time, especially during Pashinian's rule. Unfortunately, the country lost two wars during his reign and now faces lots of criticism and protests. As you can see, they continue to shift away from Russian influence, but the country is still destabilized, and making huge changes in foreign policies will make it worse. 2023 ends in a few months, and there is no chance for them to initiate that type of change and also approve it with that short of time.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/several-hundred-protesters-gather-armenian-capital-after-karabakh-surrender-2023-09-20/

https://www.dw.com/en/armenia-pm-signals-foreign-policy-shift-away-from-russia/a-66910281

Armenia PM signals foreign policy shift away from Russia – DW – 09/24/2023

Armenia could become less dependent on the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) for its security. It could also join the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.

Unclear to me what they get from being in this bloc. Russia has basically abandoned them.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/22/armenia-might-quit-russia-led-military-bloc-pm-a81235

Armenia Might Quit Russia-Led Military Bloc – PM - The Moscow Times

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Monday that his country could withdraw from Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), in a fresh show of discontent over the lack of support from its ally Russia.