Russia will continue to work with Armenia to clarify Yerevan's position on the CSTO, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, Paralel.Az reports citing TASS.

"As for Armenia, we will continue to work with our Armenian friends, we will clarify their position, of course, we hope that in any case we will stick to partnership and alliance relations," the spokesman said when asked to comment on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statement on Armenia's withdrawal from the CSTO.

"Every country has its own priorities. Our priorities are well understood, we consistently defend them. The member states also share these priorities in the field of security and collective security," Peskov added, saying that Armenia is certainly interested in this as well.