MINSK, 15 September (BelTA) – Dushanbe played host to a joint meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council, the Defense Ministers Council, and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on 15 September, BelTA learned from the Defense Ministry of Belarus.
The main issues considered during the event were: “On the Coordinating Council of Plenipotentiaries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States on Issues of Biological Security”, “On the Basic Research Organization of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States in the Field of Research of Medical Support Problems”, “On the Plan to Improve the System of Joint Military Personnel Training for the Armed Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States through 2025”, “On the Agreement on Joint Logistics and Medical Support for the Collective Security Treaty Organization Troops (Collective Forces)”, “On the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Peacekeeping Activities of the Collective Security Treaty Organization of 6 October 2007”, “On the Action Plan to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th Anniversary of the Collective Security Treaty Organization”.
The participation of the Belarusian military delegation led by Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin in the event made it possible to convey Belarus' position on the key issues on the agenda of the meeting.
The minister together with his counterparts, heads of defense ministries of the CSTO member states, analyzed the state of military cooperation in the organization and outlined promising areas for further inter-agency cooperation taking into account national interests and priorities.
