At the Losvido training range in the Republic of Belarus, peacekeeping units practiced tactical procedures at a stationary checkpoint as part of the process of coordinating units and practicing joint actions during the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026”.
Today, at the Starodorozhsky training range in the Republic of Belarus, servicemen of the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation began practical operations as part of the “Barrier-2026” special exercise.
Today, at the Losvido training range in Belarus, the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces Commander was presented with a mandate to conduct a peacekeeping operation at the command post as part of the “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” command-and-staff exercise.
Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On September 16, in Dushanbe, the Collective Security Council will discuss international and regional security problems and their impact on the CSTO member States security
13.09.2021
On September 16, this year, in Dushanbe, a session of the Collective Security Council (CSC) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization will be held, chaired by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon will participate in the event. The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas will participate in the meeting.
The CSC members will discuss current international and regional security issues and the main results of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's activities during the intersessional period. One of the most important issues will be the situation in Afghanistan and its impact on the CSTO member States security.
In the course of the CSC session it is expected to adopt the Collective Security Council declaration, and also sign a number of documents relating to peacekeeping, the activities of the CSTO troops (Collective Forces) and equipping the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces with modern weapons, military and special equipment and special means, and consider the CSTO budget for 2022.
With the Republic of Armenia taking over the CSTO presidency in 2021-2022, the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will present the country's priorities to be implemented.
One day before, on September 15, a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils will be held to discuss the military and political situation in the CSTO collective security regions and the agenda of the upcoming CSTO session. A number of important political statements are expected to be adopted, including the joint statement by CSTO member States on the situation in Afghanistan.
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