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The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas met with the Executive Secretary-Head of the Secretariat of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Sergei Pospelov
30.01.2020
January 30, 2020, a meeting between the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas and the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, Sergei Pospelov, took place in the CSTO Secretariat. The issues of interaction of the CSTO authorized organs and the Secretariat of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in the field of legislative support of the Organization’s activities were discussed.
An exchange of views took place on a number of issues, including those related to the work on the draft Program of Activities of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly on the approximation and harmonization of the national legislation of the CSTO member states for 2021-2025, the proposals of the Kazakhstan side on the rotation of the post of Executive Secretary of the Parliamentary Assembly, implementation of documents developed by the Assembly in the CSTO member states, work on a single List of extremist and terrorist organizations in the CSTO, preparations for the 75th anniversary of the Victory in Great Patriotic War, Observation and Partnership in the CSTO, coordination at the international markets, the prospects for the development and adoption of the document, concerning the status of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, the activities of the CSTO University League and other issues.
The general opinion was expressed that it was necessary to deepen the interaction of the CSTO working bodies and the Secretariat of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, in particular, to invite parliamentarians of the CSTO member states to discuss issues important to the Organization, to provide mutual support and assistance in conducting specific events, and to strengthen the authority and influence of the CSTO in every way at the international level and in the member states of the Organization, to continuously exchange information.
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