CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov and Fyodor Voitolovsky, Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, held a «substantive exchange of views on a wide range of pressing issues related to strengthening peace and stability in the CSTO’s area of responsibility,» the organization’s press service reported.
The event was part of a series of meetings between the CSTO head and representatives of the scientific and expert community of the organization’s member states.
Particular attention was paid to contemporary non-military challenges, such as ensuring water, energy, and food security.
In the context of prospects for cooperation, the sides discussed holding an international scientific and practical conference «Contours of a New Collective Security Architecture: Current Issues of the CSTO Information and Analytical Partnership,» which will take place on April 27 at MGIMO University under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
