Joint Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defence Ministers and the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils

The Belarusian delegation is taking part in a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defence Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils.

During the meeting, more than 30 issues will be discussed in the following areas: peacekeeping, training of personnel and scientific activities.

“The main thing for Belarus is once again to convey our position on the formation of a multipolar world, as well as mutual respect of all states, using the international platform and the authoritative status of the CSTO. That today it is really necessary to build a transparent architecture of Eurasian security — something we are constantly talking about and taking practical steps,” State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Lieutenant General Aleksandr Volfovich told reporters on the joint meeting.

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CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov made a report on the military and political situation in regions of the CSTO collective security and activities of the Organisation in the intersessional period.

The heads of the foreign ministries of the CSTO member states exchanged views on this issue.

During the meeting, the heads of the CSTO charter bodies considered and adopted positive decisions on more than 20 issues aimed at developing military component of the Organisation.

Special attention was paid to preparations for the joint celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

The Belarusian side set out the position of the Republic of Belarus on the key issues on the agenda of the meeting, as well as outlined promising directions for further interdepartmental cooperation, taking into account national interests and priorities in the format of the Organisation in 2025.