In Minsk, the Defense Minister of the Republic of Belarus Viktor Khrenin addressed a meeting of heads of international military cooperation units of the armed forces of the CSTO member states

March 1, Minsk /BELTA/. BElTA correspondent reports that the Republic of Belarus views the CSTO as a guarantor of international and regional security, This was stated by the Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin during the working meeting of the heads of international military cooperation units of the Armed Forces of the CSTO member states.

As the Minister of Defense noted, the event was attended by those officials who were directly responsible for shaping the external agenda of each of the defense agencies of the CSTO states. "The Republic of Belarus views the Collective Security Treaty Organization as a guarantor of international and regional security, stability, as well as the collective protection of the independence and territorial integrity and sovereignty of the CSTO member states. I am convinced that this event is a unique opportunity to establish closer contacts. In addition, it will make it possible to discuss existing problems both on the internal and external levels and to discuss ways to solve them using the potential of the CSTO," the Minister said.

Viktor Khrenin added that it was equally important to develop common approaches aimed at the development and strengthening of the military component, to create conditions for the organization to become stronger and more united. The Minister of Defense emphasized that the Organization as a whole and the majority of its members had recently faced unprecedented pressure.