On May 24, 2022, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Suren Papikian, a meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held via videoconferencing.
The defense ministers of the Republic of Belarus (Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin), of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Colonel General Ruslan Zhaksylykov), of the Kyrgyz Republic (Lieutenant General Baktybek Bekbolotov), of the Russian Federation (Army General Sergey Shoygu), of the Republic of Tajikistan (Colonel General Sherali Mirzo), as well as the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas and the Head of the CSTO Joint Staff - Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov participated in the meeting.
On November 23, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas will take part in an interactive dialogue between the UN Secretary General and the leaders of international organizations on the topic "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for peace and security"

In the course of the dialogue, it is planned to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for peace and security, including a global call by the UN Secretary General for a ceasefire, as well as improving global governance in the field of international peace and security.
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