The meeting of the Kazakh Foreign Minister with the CSTO Secretary General

Nur-Sultan, January 12, 2022 – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi met with the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas, who is paying a working visit to our country.

During the talks, the parties held extensive discussions on the situation in Kazakhstan and the outcomes of the extraordinary session of the Collective Security Council held on January 10.

Mr. Tileuberdi informed Mr. Zas that the situation in the country has normalized and the constitutional order has been restored. He also briefed him on the statement of President Toqayev of January 11.

Kazakhstan expressed gratitude to the Organization for the assistance in carrying out the counter-terrorism operation. The CSTO peacekeepers have fulfilled their mandate and are completing the mission in our country.

In turn, Mr. Zas briefed on the work carried out within the CSTO to assist in resolving the situation in Kazakhstan and expressed hope for the earliest recovery from the attacks by terrorist, extremist and criminal elements.

The parties expressed their readiness for further cooperation.