Meetings in the framework of international military cooperation

On September 4, in Moscow, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lieutenant General Nurlan Yermekbayev, took part in a joint meeting of the heads of the defense departments of the SCO, CIS and CSTO.

There were discussed issues of constructive interaction within the framework of these organizations in order to strengthen international security and maintain regional stability. The participants expressed concern about the growth of hotbeds of tension and conflict zones in the world, a lack of trust, and the erosion of the international security architecture.

The threat of a new challenge - the COVID-19 coronavirus infection pandemic - and the need for close cooperation within the framework of regional organizations in order to jointly respond were especially noted.

Following the meeting, a joint communique and a statement were signed on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and World War II.

In addition, the heads of delegations in the formats of the CIS, CSTO and SCO signed a number of documents on the development of multilateral military cooperation.

Work plans were approved to strengthen cooperation within the framework of the CIS and the CSTO for 2021, in particular, joint exercises, exhibitions of weapons and military equipment, training and methodological camps, checks of air defense forces, and mutual visits of ships are provided. Within the framework of the CSTO, a working group has been created on electronic warfare.

In connection with the spread of coronavirus infection, the SCO joint anti-terrorist exercise Peace Mission has been postponed from 2020 to 2021.