A session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization is held in Yerevan, Armenia, on June 10, 2022. The session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) kicked off in Yerevan on Friday. (Foreign Ministry of Armenia/Handout via Xinhua)
YEREVAN, June 10 (Xinhua) -- A session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) kicked off in Yerevan on Friday.
The ministers discussed issues relating to international and regional security, and the strengthening of CSTO crisis response mechanisms, according to a statement on the website of the Armenian Foreign Ministry.
The session, attended by foreign ministers from the six CSTO member states - Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, was held both in a narrow format and in an extended format, the ministry said.
The foreign ministers signed the 2022-2024 consultation plan of the representatives of the CSTO member states on foreign policy, defense and security affairs, and issued a joint statement on international security.
"The statement on the international security reflects the position of the member states in the strong observation of the principle of equal and inseparable security and the impermissibility of strengthening a country's security at the expense of others," said Stanislav Zas, the CSTO secretary general, at a joint press conference after the session.
The foreign ministers also expressed their support to the strengthening of the leading role of the UN Security Council in the maintenance of peace and stability in the world, Zas added. ■
Stanislav Zas (1st L), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) secretary general, and foreign ministers of the CSTO pose for a group photo in Yerevan, Armenia, on June 10, 2022. A session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) kicked off in Yerevan on Friday. (Foreign Ministry of Armenia/Handout via Xinhua)
