International interaction

On July 3, Minsk hosted celebrations dedicated to the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus, in which the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas took part. On July 2, he attended a solemn meeting dedicated to this holiday with the participation of the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. On July 3 he laid flowers at the Victory Monument. 

Also the celebrations were attended by the Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee Sergey Lebedev, the State Secretary of the Union State of the Republic of Belarus and Russia Grigory Rapota and the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich.. 

The ceremonies were attended by the ambassadors of the CSTO member states.

Stanislav Zas also held talks with the heads of power structures of the Republic of Belarus on issues of interaction in the CSTO format. 

The Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (the Republic Day) is the main holiday of Belarusian statehood. It is celebrated annually on July 3 in honor of the liberation of the capital of the Republic of Belarus Minsk from Nazi invaders in 1944.

The decision to celebrate the Independence Day on July 3 was made during a republican referendum in 1996.

On the Independence Day, the Days of several Belarusian cities are also celebrated.

Statements were approved on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory in the Great Patriotic War, on confirmation of adherence to the goals and principles of the UN Charter, on solidarity and mutual assistance in the fight against coronavirus infection (COVID-19), as well as on support for the UN Secretary General's appeal for a global ceasefire in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic

The main theme of the conference was the discussion of the issues of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy implementation, the development of international cooperation in the global security system, and the improvement of mechanisms to counter the challenges of international terrorism and related extremism.

on the issue “UN cooperation with regional and subregional organizations in the maintenance of peace and security: contribution of the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO to countering terrorist threats”