It is important that Minsk, taking advantage of its status in the CSTO, conveys its position on the formation of a multipolar world. This was stated by the State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus, Alexandr Volfovich, within the framework of a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the CSTO.
“For Belarus, the main thing is, once again, using the international platform and authoritative status of the CSTO, to convey our position on the formation of a multipolar world and mutual respect for all states. “That today we really need to build a transparent Eurasian security architecture, something we constantly talk about and take practical steps.” – said.
In his words, through his communications with his colleagues he sees that the proposals and initiatives of the Belarusian side, the vision of the political-military situation around the CSTO are relevant and in demand.
“The initiatives proposed by Belarus find their place, they are in demand,” – emphasized the Secretary of State.
Volfovich also considers it important to raise the status of the CSTO in the international arena. At the same time, speaking about the absence of the Armenian side at the summit and the possible impact of this fact on the effectiveness of joint work, he noted that “the position of the Armenian side does not contradict the procedure for adopting documents.”
“It is sad that one of the CSTO members is not present at today’s meetings. But I think this will not significantly affect the general format of the event, the documents that will be considered today.” – he pointed out.
Let us remind that on November 28, a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils will be held in Astana. This will be followed by a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council. The leaders of the countries will exchange views on the international and regional situation, its impact on the security of the CSTO member states, discuss the results of cooperation and the prospects for further development of the collective security system. The CSTO Collective Security meeting. A Council at the level of Heads of State will also be held in Astana on November 28. The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, who arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan the day before, will participate in the summit.
