CSTO Collective Security Council narrow format meeting taking place  in Astana

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

As reported by the CSTO press service, the event was attended by CSTO  Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and the Chief of the Joint  Staff Colonel General, Andrei Serdyukov.  During the meeting,  participants shared their views on the military-political situation  in regions of collective security, discussed the outcomes of  cooperation, and explored opportunities for advancing the collective  security framework.  The discussion also focused on preparations for  the joint celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great  Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Several documents submitted for review to the CSTO Collective  Security Council were approved, and decisions were made to enhance  allied relations, boost foreign policy coordination, and advance the  Collective Forces.  Currently, a narrow format meeting of the CSTO  Collective Security Council (CSC) is underway in Astana.  Armenia is  not participating in the meeting at any level within the CSTO  framework.