The Council of Ministers of Defense
The parties have discussed the holding of a meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers in Dushanbe this spring, military, military-technical and military-economic cooperation in the CSTO format and the implementation of the priorities of the Tajik side in these areas.
He said that the escalation of tension, terrorism, the growth of conflict potential in various regions of the world, the buildup of military activities near the borders of the CSTO zone of responsibility required common efforts to counter.
The Council of Ministers of Defense is a consultative and executive body of the Organization for coordinating the interaction of member states in the areas of military policy, military construction and military technical cooperation.
Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Tonoyan David Edgarovich
Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, Lieutenant-General Andrey A. Ravkov
Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan - (Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Defense of the Collective Security Treaty Organization) - Yurmekbayev Nurlan Bayuzakovich
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic, Major General Duyshenbiev Rayimberdi Seydakmatovich
Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Kujugetovich Shoigu
Minister of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan Colonel-General Sherali Mirzo