From 25 to 27 July, the CSTO Joint Staff hosted a working meeting of the heads of defense communication management bodies of the CSTO member states.
On 13 July, Minsk hosted the 2nd meeting of the Coordination Council of authorized bodies of the CSTO member States on biological security issues. The Council meeting was attended by representatives of all CSTO member states.
The Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Imangali Tasmagambetov took part in the 23 Plenary Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which was chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on July 4, 2023, via videoconferencing.
On the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization I. Tasmagambetov will participate in the 23rd plenary meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states Council on July 4, 2023, which will be held via videoconferencing.
A meeting of the Coordination Council of authorized bodies of the CSTO member States on biological security issues was held in Minsk
14.07.2023
On 13 July, Minsk hosted the 2nd meeting of the Coordination Council of authorized bodies of the CSTO member States on biological security issues. The Council meeting was attended by representatives of all CSTO member states.
Anna Popova, Chairman of the Coordinating Council, Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare - Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Russia, noted that "the intentions of Western countries to use technological results, the results of science, unfortunately, not for the good of man and not for the good of humanity, are becoming obvious”.
For his part, Alexander Tarasenko, the Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Belarus - Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Belarus, pointed out that "biological safety takes into account not only the civil situation, but also cases of some emergency situations, including military actions”. He also noted that the concept of biological safety had already been approved in the Republic of Belarus.
The meeting participants have considered draft regulations for the work of the Coordinating Council of authorized bodies of the Organization's member states on biosecurity issues, as well as a report on biological-military threats in the CSTO area.
The meeting resulted in a number of decisions that will serve to strengthen the biological sovereignty of the Organisation's member states.
The next meeting of the Coordination Council will take place in December 2023.