Makei urged CSTO members to strengthen cohesion and solidarity
At a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defence Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of the SCTO Security Councils, Belarus’ Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei stated a deepening crisis of the existing world order – that is affecting all spheres of international relations, while also declaring the discrediting of the most important institutions for maintaining peace, security and stability, such as the UN and the OSCE, the destruction of international instruments in the field of arms control and non-proliferation
As reported by the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, Mr. Makei expressed deep concern over the unprecedented militarisation of the NATO member countries adjacent to Belarus, which contributes to a growth of military and political tensions and provokes a further arms race.
The meeting participants exchanged views on a wide range of issues of regional and global security, as well as the current military-political situation in the CSTO area of responsibility – approving a list of documents on the pressing issues of the CSTO development and improvement, which were later submitted to a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council.
A number of statements of the CSTO foreign ministers were made on topical issues on the international agenda, including the one developed upon Belarus’ initiative with regard to strengthening of the architecture of international and regional security and arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.
Earlier, on November 22nd, a working meeting of the CSTO foreign ministers took place in Yerevan, and its participants discussed the issues of foreign policy co-ordination within the organisation’s framework.
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