CSTO Defense Ministers Council to meet in Dushanbe in spring
MOSCOW, 17 February (BelTA) – The Defense Ministers Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are set to meet in Dushanbe in spring 2021, CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov told BelTA following the meeting of CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas and Chairman of the CSTO Defense Ministers Council, Defense Minister of Tajikistan Sherali Mirzo on 17 February.
“The parties discussed the meeting of the CSTO Defense Ministers Council in Dushanbe this spring, and also military, military-technical and military-economic cooperation within the CSTO and the implementation of Tajikistan s priority activities in these areas for the period of Tajikistan s presidency in the organization in 2021. Stanislav Zas underlined the importance of increasing the level of readiness of the collective security forces to fulfill their tasks, including through joint operational and combat training. The matter concerned improve
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MOSCOW, 17 February (BelTA) – Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas met with Chairman of the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils, Secretary of the Security Council of Tajikistan Nasrullo Makhmudzoda in Dushanbe on 17 February, BelTA has learned.
The sides discussed the organization of a session of the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils in Tajikistan in spring and the implementation of Tajikistan s priorities in the sphere of counteraction of modern challenges and threats during Tajikistan s presidency in the Collective Security Treaty Organization in 2021. The priorities include continued efforts to reduce tensions near the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border, fight against terrorism and illegal drugs trade, and the counteraction of illegal migration.
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