International Military Cooperation Issues

A bilateral meeting between the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin and the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov took place at the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the preparations for the next joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defence Ministers, the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils and the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, summed up the interim results of the implementation of joint activities provided for in the format of the Organisation for the period of the Belarusian chairmanship in it in 2023.

When summing up the interim results of the Belarusian chairmanship, Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin noted that the special attention of the Belarusian side was focused on the development of the military component of the Organisation, in particular, on increasing the readiness of the CSTO troop components (Collective Forces) to carry out their intended tasks.

At the end of the meeting, the Belarusian Defence Minister wished the CSTO Secretary General fruitful work within the framework of his participation in the high-level conference “Eurasian security: reality and prospects in a transforming world.”

The meeting allowed the parties to analyse the state of current cooperation, as well as outline further areas of interaction in the CSTO format, taking into account national interests and priorities.