At an informal meeting of foreign ministers of the CSTO member states in Milan, a Statement in support of the INF Treaty was adopted. The event was attended by Deputy Secretary General of the CSTO Alymbay Sultanov Invited by the Minister

   The Deputy Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, who was at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy on a visit to Milan, took part in the 25th meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe held there. Italy is currently chairing the OSCE.

    A.Sultanov also participated in an informal meeting of foreign ministers of the CSTO member states on the sidelines of the meeting on December 6, during which the ministers exchanged views on the coordination of the positions of the CSTO member states on the agenda of the OSCE Ministerial Council. Other issues of mutual interest were discussed. The meeting adopted a joint Statement of the CSTO member states in support of the INF Treaty, which will be circulated as an official OSCE document.