Visit of CSTO Joint Staff Delegation

A delegation of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), led by Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Col. Gen. Anatoly Sidorov, is visiting Belarus on 11-12 February.

Chief of the General Staff, First Deputy Defence Minister of Belarus Maj. Gen. Oleg Belokonev met with the head of the delegation.

The parties discussed cooperation among the CSTO member states’ armed forces in 2016, enhancement of the efficiency of the CSTO Joint Staff activities, as well as preparation for upcoming meetings of the CSTO Military Committee and CSTO Defence Ministers’ Council.

On 12 February, the delegation will visit the 103rd Guards Independent Brigade, Special Operations Forces, which is assigned to the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force, to learn about how combat training of Brigade personnel is conducted.