Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan took part in CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers

NUR-SULTAN, May 26, 2020 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi took part in a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which was held in a video conference format.

During the meeting, the foreign ministers of the CSTO member states exchanged positions on the international and regional environment, discussed the current situation and the development prospects of the Organization.

Special attention was paid to the spread of the coronavirus infection and the measures taken to contain and counter this threat.

The Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan informed his colleagues about the position of Kazakhstan in the relevant areas of the CSTO and made a number of proposals for the further progressive and harmonious development of the Organization.

The CSTO Ministers of Foreign Affairs adopted a Statement of Confirmation of Commitment to the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter. The document emphasizes the commitment of the CSTO countries to maintain and strengthen a world order based on the UN Charter.

In addition, statements were made by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CSTO member states on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, on the support of the UN Secretary General's appeal for a global ceasefire in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as on solidarity and mutual assistance in the fight against coronavirus infection.

Traditionally, the special attention of the ministers was given to practical measures to counter current challenges and threats and, above all, international terrorism.

The ministers also agreed on the annual Plan of Expert Consultations in all areas of the Organization’s development, as well as the draft Decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council “On the allocation of quota posts in the CSTO Secretariat”.

The documents adopted at the end of the meeting aimed to further strengthen the Organization once again demonstrates the openness of the CSTO and its positive attitude towards expanding cooperation with other countries and international structures.

 

The next meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers will be held in the 4th quarter of 2020 in the Russian Federation, on the eve of the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council.

In addition to Kazakhstan, the Organization’s members are Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.