YEREVAN, 23 November (BelTA) – During its presidency over the Collective Security Treaty Organization Belarus intends to initiate a strategic dialogue between the organization and the People's Republic of China. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement at a plenary session of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Yerevan, Armenia on 23 November, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked that the expansion of partnership ties with global players such as China would contribute to the enhancement of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's standing in the international scene.
“With this in mind Belarus' presidency intends to initiate a strategic dialogue between the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the People's Republic of China (we may think about India, too) by means of organizing meetings in Belarus of representatives of the ministries of foreign affairs, defense, offices of the security councils of the CSTO member states and the corresponding countries like China, for example,” the president said.
