Regular meeting of CSTO Defense Ministers Council held in Dushanbe

A regular meeting of the CSTO Defense Ministers Council was held in Dushanbe on 27 April.

The day before, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon met with the defense ministers of the CSTO member states, BelTA has learned from the press service of the Defense Ministry. The parties discussed regional security and cooperation within the CSTO Defense Ministers Council. The parties also exchanged views on the challenges and threats to military security and measures to neutralize them. According to Belarus’ Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin, the main sources of threats to the CSTO member states are the activities of Western states to build up coalition and national military capabilities and active expansion of the U.S. military presence in Europe, the unresolved armed conflicts, primarily in Syria and Afghanistan, the persistently high level of international terrorism and religious extremism.

Viktor Khrenin also briefed his colleagues on the coup d'etat attempt in Belarus, which is currently under investigation.