The CSTO held consultations on improvement of crisis response system
24.03.2022
On March 24, in Moscow, under the chairmanship of Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, consultations were held via videoconferencing between representatives of defense ministries of the CSTO member States, the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff to agree on the draft Action Plan aimed at improving the crisis response system.
The event was attended by representatives of defense agencies of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff.
Participants of the consultations have analyzed the peacekeeping operation in the Republic of Kazakhstan in January 2022, considered and discussed proposals for improving crisis response mechanisms, the use of peacekeeping forces abroad, as well as the organization of international flights of the armed forces of the CSTO member States.
The draft document was finalized and agreed upon.
As a result of consultations, it was agreed to consider the draft Plan agreed upon and ready to be submitted for approval to the Chairman of the CSTO Defense Ministerial Council - the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.
