17:16, 10 марта 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov received the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Imangali Tasmagambetov. Press service of the head of state reported.
The parties exchanged views on issues of ensuring regional security and stability, priority areas of interaction within the organization. Sadyr Japarov noted that Kyrgyzstan attaches great importance to cooperation within the framework of the CSTO as a guarantor of security in the region.
To coordinate measures of a military, informational and humanitarian nature, Kyrgyzstan plans to host exercises with the CSTO peacekeeping forces Indestructible Brotherhood 2023.
«There is still a risk of international terrorists who have received combat and sabotage experience in hotbeds of tension moving around different countries to recruit citizens and carry out terrorist acts. Our countries are no exception. Therefore, it is necessary to step up the work on timely response and prevention of possible destructive manifestations. Kyrgyzstan is taking measures aimed at ensuring the security and stability of the country,» the President noted.
Sadyr Japarov focused on the need to develop partnerships between the CSTO and international organizations — the SCO, the CIS, the UN and others.
«Kyrgyzstan is interested in enhancing the role and authority of the CSTO. The organization has great opportunities to create conditions for ensuring the national security of the CSTO countries,» he stressed.
The President noted the importance of jointly and consistently strengthening the development of regional cooperation in all aspects of the CSTO’s competence, building up the potential as a military-political international organization capable of promptly responding to security challenges and threats.
Imangali Tasmagambetov presented information on the programs and priorities of the CSTO for the near future and the preparations for the next session of the organization’s Collective Security Council. He spoke about the practical implementation of the action plan for the implementation of the decisions of the November (2022) session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, approved by Belarus.