A joint meeting of CFMIC, the Council of Ministers of Defense and the  Committee of Secretaries of CSTO Security Councils was held in Astana

ArmInfo.A joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Ministers of Defense and the Committee of Secretaries of CSTO Security Councils was held  in Astana.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense of  Kazakhstan, during the meeting, participants discussed the problems  of international and regional security, the coordination of foreign  policy activities of the CSTO member states, the improvement of  mechanisms to counter challenges and threats and the development of  the military potential of the Organization. The issues of further  improvement of the military component of the Organization, draft  decisions on the legalization of observer status in the CSTO and CSTO  partner were considered. Approved the provision on the CSTO Crisis  Response Center, which defines the objectives, functions, and  organizational and legal framework of the Center. Changes were made  to the composition of the military contingents and formations of the  special-purpose forces of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces and  the composition of the CSTO peacekeeping contingents, and the List of  measures for the joint training of the CSTO command and control  forces for the period until 2025 was approved. Also during the  meeting, the Minister of Defense held a number of bilateral meetings  with the heads of the defense departments of the CSTO member states. 

 To note Acting RA Defense Minister David Tonoyan and Acting Armenian  Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan are locaded in Astana.

Today, Acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will also fly  to Astana, who will participate in the CSTO Heads of State Summit.