Khasan Sultonov, Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the CSTO, informed the members of the Organization's Permanent Council about the situation on the Tajik-Afghan border

On July 7, 2021, under the chairmanship of the Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan, Khasan Sultonov, a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held via videoconferencing with the participation of the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas.

Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the CSTO Kh. Sultonov informed the members of the Permanent Council of the Organization about the situation on the Tajik-Afghan border. The CSTO Permanent Council further reviewed and partially finalized drafts:

- Statement by the Permanent Representatives of CSTO member States to NATO on military activity in territories contiguous to the CSTO area of responsibility and its impact on Eurasian security;

- Statement of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States "On Strengthening the UN and CSTO Cooperation in the Field of Peacekeeping;

- Joint Statement of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States "On the 30th Anniversary of the Closure of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site.

- Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States on Approaches to the Participation of Representatives of Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations in the OSCE Events and Draft Decision of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization "On the List of Topics of Joint Statements in 2022".

The Permanent Council also considered and agreed on a CSTO CSC draft decision “On the Chairman of the CSTO Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation”. It was decided to submit it for consideration by the CSTO Ministerial Council, the Council of Ministers of Defense and the CSTO CSSC in accordance with the established procedure.

Work on these documents will continue at subsequent meetings of the CSTO Permanent Council.

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