Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus Photo: amanderson2 flickr.com
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Belarus calls to strengthen international security architecture
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MINSK, 19 May (BelTA) – Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei took part in a session of the CSTO Foreign Ministers Council in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 19 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The parties exchanged views on international and regional developments and their impact on the security of the CSTO member states. The foreign ministers pointed to the importance of closer interaction on international platforms, emphasized the need to further expand cooperation between the CSTO and other international organizations, as well as to step up efforts to enhance the role of the organization in maintaining international peace and security.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus 19 May 2021
On May 19, 2021 in Dushanbe (Republic of Tajikistan), the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Vladimir Makei, took part in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Мember States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
At the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the state and prospects for the international and regional situation and its’ impact on the security of the CSTO member states. The Ministers stressed the importance of interaction at international platforms, noted the need to further enhancement of cooperation between the CSTO and other international organizations, as well as to step up efforts to enhance the role of the CSTO in maintaining international peace and security.
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