MINSK, 20 November (BelTA) - Only together can the CSTO countries cope with current challenges, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defense of Belarus Pavel Muraveiko told reporters, BelTA has learned.
An international conference "Research applied to defense and security in the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization" opened in Minsk on 20 November. “The processes taking place in the world indicate that the range of traditional risks and challenges to military security for the CSTO member states is expanding.
“The processes taking place in the world indicate that the range of traditional risks and challenges to military security for the CSTO member states is expanding. Given the analysis of the situation in the Eastern European region of collective security and the forecast of its development, we unequivocally associate the security of Belarus with building and maintaining coalition, partnership and friendly relations with the states, cooperation with which meets common interests,” Pavel Muraveiko said.
An international conference "Research applied to defense and security in the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization" opened in Minsk on 20 November. “The processes taking place in the world indicate that the range of traditional risks and challenges to military security for the CSTO member states is expanding.
“The processes taking place in the world indicate that the range of traditional risks and challenges to military security for the CSTO member states is expanding. Given the analysis of the situation in the Eastern European region of collective security and the forecast of its development, we unequivocally associate the security of Belarus with building and maintaining coalition, partnership and friendly relations with the states, cooperation with which meets common interests,” Pavel Muraveiko said.
According to the chief of the general staff, it is possible to confront modern risks, challenges and threats only together. The presence of allies and friendly partner countries is as important a factor in ensuring national security in the military sector as the availability of weapons, resources and production facilities. “In today's world, strength is the only one which is respected. Together we are able to influence the development of the situation in our regions,” Pavel Muraveiko said.
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