During his visit to Bishkek, the head of the Russian foreign ministry, Sergey Lavrov, noted that Russia is paying increased attention to countering new challenges and threats. According to him, within the framework of the current CSTO presidency, the priority task is to strengthen the defense and military potential of the organization.
New security architecture in Eurasia
The Minister emphasized that the results of the current forum could contribute to the formation of a multipolar world order. This implies the creation of a new security system on the Eurasian continent, which should be based on the principles of equality and openness to all states ready for constructive interaction.
"Undoubtedly, today or tomorrow, the results of the forum's work will become useful for the formation of a free, multipolar, and democratic world order. Of course, this presupposes the construction of a new security architecture on our common continent of Eurasia, based on the principles of equality and indivisibility, open to all states of the continent that are ready for equal and constructive interaction."
According to Lavrov, the year under Russia's presidency in the CSTO has been productive. A key event is scheduled in the organization's political calendar in the near future — a session of the Collective Security Council, where the leaders of the countries will summarize their joint work.
Context
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) was founded on May 15, 1992.
