Moscow. September 13. On September 16, the heads of the CSTO member states will discuss the impact of the situation in Afghanistan on the security of the organization's countries and adopt a joint statement, CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov said.
"Members of the Collective Security Council (CSC) will discuss topical issues of international and regional security (...) One of the most important issues will be the situation in Afghanistan and its impact on the security of the CSTO member states. As expected, a number of important political statements will be adopted, including the joint statement of the CSTO member states "On the situation in Afghanistan," Zainetdinov said.
According to him, the event, which will be held on September 16 in Dushanbe, will be attended by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. The meeting will also be attended by the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas.
"During the session of the CSTO, it is expected that a declaration of the Collective Security Council will be adopted, as well as a number of documents related to peacekeeping, ensuring the activities of the CSTO troops and equipping the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces with modern weapons, military and special equipment, special means, the CSTO budget for 2022 will be considered," the press secretary of the organization said.
