July 12, this year. The CSTO Secretariat hosted a meeting of the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov with the Assistant Secretary General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions Alexander Zuev, during which issues of interaction between the CSTO and the UN in the peacekeeping sphere were discussed.   

   Valery Semerikov noted the high level of cooperation between the CSTO and the UN, and expressed appreciation to the leadership and staff of the UN specialized structures for assisting in the implementation of decisions aimed at improving peacekeeping activities both in the CSTO format and under the UN auspices. He focused on the need for the speedy implementation of the proposals set forth in the Road Map “Creating the Conditions for Using the CSTO Peacekeeping Potential in the Interests of the UN Global Peacekeeping Activities”, which was prepared jointly

   In turn, the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations during the conversation also confirmed the high level of interaction between the UN and the CSTO. He expressed readiness for the further development of relations and cooperation in areas of activity of mutual interest to organizations

In conclusion, the parties agreed to continue working contacts.

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CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov

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