09:54, 17 мая 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA
«In our opinion, we should already set the task of involving the CSTO in the UN peacekeeping activities,» President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at the CSTO meeting in Moscow.
According to him, the main objectives of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are to strengthen peace and stability, international and regional security, protection of territorial integrity and sovereignty of member states. At the same time, special attention is paid to countering international terrorism and extremism, drug and weapons trafficking, and illegal migration.
«In this vein, we attach great importance to the development of the situation in Afghanistan. The unstable situation in that country, as well as the unabated activity of armed groups on the territory of Afghanistan still threatens the security and stability of our states. I think the CSTO needs to take into account all the potential threats and pay even more attention to ensuring the security of Central Asia’s southern borders,» Tokayev said.
He also noted that in the short term development of the organization’s peacekeeping potential is an absolute priority.
«Work in this direction is actively being done. Peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have been established and are being improved annually, a plan to equip them with modern weapons, equipment and special means is being worked out. In our opinion, we must already set the task of involving the CSTO in the peacekeeping activities of the UN. This step will strengthen the CSTO’s legal standing and ensure the organization’s participation in international peacekeeping operations,» the leader of Kazakhstan concluded.