Friday, June 17 2022 14:15

ArmInfo.The meeting of the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Council (CSSC) of the CSTO in Yerevan fulfilled all the tasks set. This was stated by CSTO  Secretary General Stanislav Zas on June 17 in an interview with  journalists at the end of the CSSC meeting. 

"During the meeting, we analyzed in detail the military-political  situation in the world and assessed the situation that has developed  both in the zone of responsibility of the Collective Security Treaty  Organization and in the adjacent regions. Today, with regret, we can  state that there is a crisis in the global security system as such.

Agreements that have existed for decades are actually no longer  valid, and the level of distrust between a number of leading players  has reached a critical level. At the same time, regional challenges  and threats have not lost their sharpness, moreover, due to the  growing global uncertainty, they tend to aggravate," the CSTO  Secretary General said.

At the same time, he stressed that the principled position of the  CSTO remains the same: "we are convinced of the need for a political  settlement of all existing contradictions and we call for the same  all the forces on which the international security situation depends."

"Along with this, we are taking all the necessary measures to  strengthen peace and stability in the member states of the  Organization and are ready to protect their interests. We have to  state that there is an increase in security threats to our states  simultaneously in several directions," he said.

One of the main tools for ensuring the security of the member states  of the Organization, countering challenges and threats, according to  Zas, is building up the potential of collective security forces and  means, as well as the organization of close interaction between  special services and law enforcement agencies in carrying out  operational and preventive measures.  At the same time, he stated  that for the past three years, a "Mercenary" special operational and  preventive operation has been carried out in the CSTO format, aimed  at suppressing recruitment, blocking entry / exit channels for  citizens of the CSTO member states to participate in terrorist  activities, as well as to neutralize the resource base international  terrorist organizations in the CSTO space.  At the same time, he said  that all members of the Organization supported the proposal to give  the "Nemnik" special operation the status of a regional  anti-terrorist operation of the CSTO of permanent action. 

Zas also recalled the capacity building and experience from year to  year in countering drug trafficking, illegal migration and the use of  information and communication technologies for criminal purposes.   "In the face of increasing challenges and threats in the information  and information technology spheres, ensuring the security of critical  information infrastructure for all states of the Organization has  become one of the priority state tasks. Of course, the most important  priority is an active offensive fight against crime in the  information technology sector.  This year, we have a lot of work to  do to organize the practical activities of the Coordinating Council  for ensuring the biological safety of our states," he said. 

The CSTO Secretary General also noted that, taking into account the  discussion of issues of prompt response to challenges and threats to  the security of our states, the CSTO Secretariat is preparing a  package of legal acts to improve the crisis response system.  

"We plan to submit the document to the autumn meeting of the  statutory bodies and the session of the CSC.  Thus, taking into  account the current situation, we have to fulfill serious tasks to  strengthen the comprehensive potential of our Organization, continue  work to increase the authority of the CSTO in the international  arena," Zas concluded.