Aleinik, CSTO Secretary General discuss organisation’s potential to respond to current situation
Belarus’ Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik has met with Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Imangali Tasmagambetov – as reported by the Belarusian Foreign Ministry’s press service
“During the conversation, an exchange of views took place on the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility, as well as new challenges and threats in the field of international and regional security. The two sides also discussed the role and potential of the CSTO in responding to the current situation. The Secretary General informed Sergei Aleinik on the progress of preparations for the upcoming meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies in Minsk: a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defence Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils, as well as a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council,” the Foreign Ministry of Belarus noted.
The Head of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus thanked the CSTO Secretary General for supporting the Belarusian initiative to hold the international high-level conference – Eurasian Security: Reality and Prospects in a Transforming World – in Minsk and welcomed Imangali Tasmagambetov’s personal participation in the event. It is reported that the Foreign Minister and the CSTO Secretary General agreed on further interaction on the implementation of joint activities as part of the completion of Belarus’ chairmanship in the CSTO.
