MINSK, 30 June (BelTA) - The Collective Security Treaty Organization should become one of the military and political pillars of the Eurasian security architecture and the multipolar world order, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov said at a meeting of the CSTO Foreign Ministers Council in the city of Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The ministers had a thorough and confidential exchange of views on the current state of the international and regional situation and its impact on the security of the CSTO member states.
Maksim Ryzhenkov spoke about the ongoing crisis of the existing world order, the further degradation of bilateral and multilateral arms control and non-proliferation mechanisms, and the inability of international structures to respond effectively to crises and conflicts due to deep disagreements between the participating states. The minister expressed concern about the increased military spending and the growing arms race, especially in the Eastern European region.
The Belarusian minister stressed the importance of joint work to form a security architecture in Eurasia and build a multipolar world based on the principles of equality, sovereignty and respect for the diversity of development paths. In the new paradigm of international relations, the CSTO should become one of the military and political pillars of the architecture of Eurasian security and the multipolar world order.
Maksim Ryzhenkov also drew attention to Belarus’ initiative to develop the Eurasian Charter for Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st century and the upcoming third Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security in October 2025. The minister invited CSTO partners to actively participate in the conference.
Members of the CSTO Foreign Ministers Council were received by Chairman of the CSTO Collective Security Council, Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov.
During the meeting the CSTO foreign ministers adopted statements on countering radicalization leading to terrorism and extremism; on international information security; on the UN Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan and on the escalation in the Middle East.
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