BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 10. Kyrgyz President
Sadyr Japarov will make a working visit to Russia on November 10-11
to participate in a meeting of the Collective Security Council of
the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which will be
held in Moscow, according to the Kyrgyz president’s press
service.
During the meeting, the heads of state are expected to discuss
current international and regional security issues, the CSTO’s
activities during the intersessional period, and further measures
to strengthen collective security.
Particular attention will be paid to countering terrorism and
extremism, ensuring biological security, and improving cooperation
mechanisms among CSTO member states.
Following the meeting, the participants are expected to sign
several documents, including the CSTO Collective Security Council
Declaration and an action plan marking the 35th anniversary of the
signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 25th anniversary
of the CSTO.
For the record, the Collective Security Treaty was signed on May
15, 1992, in Tashkent by Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. On May 14, 2002, the member states
decided to establish the CSTO as a full-fledged regional
international organization. Its current members are Armenia,
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan. The
organization’s main objectives include strengthening international
and regional security and stability, as well as collectively
protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its member
states.
