MOSCOW, 16 October (BelTA) – Belgrade will play host to the international youth forum Topical Issues of Eurasian Security under the aegis of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) from 18 to 21 October, CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov told BelTA.
The forum is expected to draw about 70 students from Belarusian State University, Yerevan State University, Moscow State Institute of International Relations of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, St Petersburg State University, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, St Petersburg State University of Economics, Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana), Moscow State Linguistic University, Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University, Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, Russian-Tajik Slavonic University, and other higher education institutions located in the CSTO member states.
Serbia will be represented by the University of Belgrade, Academy for National Security, and Military Academy.
Some high-profile officials are expected to take part in the meeting, among them CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin, and also diplomats, political analysts and experts from the CSTO member states and Serbia.
The forum's program includes a plenary session and sections dedicated to military and political stability, education, counter-terrorism, and fight against illicit drug trafficking. Other highlights will be futsal, basketball, and chess competitions.
