President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who is in Russia on a working visit, on Monday is attending the Moscow meeting of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
At the beginning of the session, President Vladimir Putin of the host country welcomed the participants and wished them productive work.
Subsequently, the meeting was chaired by Sargsyan, President of Armenia which had assumed the chairmanship of the CSTO.
At the moment, negotiations are held in a narrow format, with the participation of the Presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Secretary General of the Organization.
Afterwards, the heads of the CSTO member states will continue the session in an
extended format, with the participation of the members of their delegations.
At the plenary session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, the parties will sign several documents, including the Declaration of the Heads of the CSTO on fighting international terrorism, and drafts of the resolutions of the Collective Security Council “On the Secretary General of the CSTO” and “On the rotation of the officials-members of the permanent bodies of the CSTO.”
Within the framework of the meeting agenda, the leaders of the CSTO member states will also exchange views on the current global situation and future activities of this organization.