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2022-02-16
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2023-04-25
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  1. “I would like to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to conclude its work on time. I now give the floor to the representative of Morocco.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “Two years ago, the Foreign Ministers of CSTO member States signed an open appeal to their colleagues from NATO countries to strengthen mutual trust and develop cooperation. The proposals went unanswered. For our part, we would like to express the shared desire of the CSTO member States to resolve emerging problems exclusively through political and diplomatic means under international law, with the United Nations playing the primary role. We are ready to cooperate constructively with all members of the international community, and it is precisely that approach that is enshrined in the fundamental documents of our organization. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source

  3. “We would like to point out that the resounding majority of United Nations Member States supports our efforts in that area, as demonstrated by the broad support for the related annual General Assembly resolution. We are concerned about the risks and threats posed to the security of CSTO member States on their southern and western borders. Like our CSTO allies, we cannot but be alarmed by the build-up of NATO military capabilities near our borders. Over the past year, we have seen a high intensity of NATO exercises aimed specifically at offensive operations training. That is a fact, and no propaganda can gloss it over. In that regard, we recall that the CSTO has repeatedly approached NATO with initiatives for cooperation. At one time, cooperation on Afghanistan, which was relevant at the time, was proposed.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source

  4. “Such a trilateral meeting, in fact, was held today. In order to ensure international cybersecurity within the CSTO, Operation PROXY, to combat the cybercrime, is being carried out. Countering threats in the area of biosecurity is also a priority. The coordinating council for biological safety is a brand-new mechanism for carrying out work in that area. It will combine the capabilities of both military and civilian structures responsible for shielding our countries from biological threats. One of our most important joint tasks is to preserve the historical truth surrounding the Second World War and counter the justification and glorification of Nazism.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source

  5. “Operation Illegal and Operation Channel, against illegal migration and drug trafficking, respectively, have already proven to highly effective, and a set of operational and preventive counter- terrorism measures, known as Operation Mercenary, are also being carried out. In order to overcome all those challenges effectively, a dialogue has been established with key United Nations bodies, including the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate, the Office of Counter-Terrorism and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The CSTO is developing cooperation with the relevant structures of other regional organizations, in particular the Anti-Terrorism Centre of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-terrorism Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source

  6. “In that context, we note the growing positive interest in the work of the CSTO on the part of individual countries in the region, as well as international organizations, primarily in terms of experience in countering new challenges and threats, including terrorism, its related extremism, illegal migration and drug trafficking. The situation in Central Asia has been and remains a priority topic on the CSTO’s agenda, while primarily taking into account the Afghanistan factor. The organization is taking preventive measures to curb threats, including those emanating from that country. Joint comprehensive exercises are conducted on a regular basis.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source

  7. “The operation was carried out on a sound international legal basis and in a transparent and predictable manner. The President of Kazakhstan, Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, made a request of his CSTO partners to that effect, in accordance with article 4 of the Treaty. It was immediately supported by all Heads of the organization’s member States, and the Security Council and the Secretary-General were immediately informed of that. The presence of peacekeepers — who, as Mr. Zas stressed earlier, did not fire a single shot — was shown to be a stabilizing factor in exerting the necessary influence on the radicals. The CSTO contingents were engaged in protecting strategically important facilities, did not take part in military operations and, with the agreement with the Kazakhstan authorities, left the country as soon as the situation stabilized.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source

  8. “Under the latter, one of the CSTO member States will be mandated to register CSTO peacekeeping resources within the United Nations system and conclude agreements on their use. In addition, last year the institution of the Special Representative of the CSTO Secretary-General for Peacekeeping was established. One of his tasks is to expand contacts and coordinate peacekeeping activities with the United Nations. The first positive CSTO peacekeeping experience was garnered during the January events in Kazakhstan. The country faced an unprecedented challenge to its security, integrity and sovereignty. Only the effective actions of the Kazakhstan authorities, as well as the legitimate operational assistance of the CSTO allies, helped prevent a catastrophe.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source

  9. “As a result, practical contacts have been established with the Secretariat related to the various aspects of the situation in the Eurasian continent. Cooperation is supported with the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. Cooperation between the United Nations and the CSTO in peacekeeping is continuously being examined. In December 2021, representatives of the Secretariat and the CSTO joint staff visited the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to gain knowledge of practical United Nations peacekeeping experience. The normative and legal framework for peacekeeping activities within the CSTO itself has been evolving. In 2021, the principle of a coordinating State was established.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source

  10. “We hope that the briefers’ presentations and further discussion will inform the international community about how the CSTO is helping find solutions to the problems encountered in our region. As was mentioned earlier, this year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the twentieth anniversary of the subsequent establishment of the multifaceted Collective Security Treaty Organization. Over the years, the organization has established itself as an important actor in regional and international security. We would like to emphasize the peace-loving and open nature of the work of the CSTO and its willingness to develop and expand constructive cooperation with third countries and organizations, including with the United Nations.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source

  11. “We unswervingly advocate the development of such cooperation in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and, above all, Chapter VIII. Regional organizations must complement United Nations efforts within their areas of responsibility and mandates. In most cases, they are more familiar with the situation on the ground and should play a key role in determining ways to resolve conflicts. That is particularly the case in the Eurasian region with regard to the Collective Security Treaty Organization. We cannot ignore the fact that, at times, we have found that some members of the international community are inadequately informed of the CSTO’s work. Such a lack of information is apt to lead to an incomplete picture of its role in the maintenance of international peace and security, which we would like to avoid.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source

  12. “I thank Mr. Zas for his briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. We thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing on such an important topic for our region. We also thank the Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Mr. Stanislav Zas, for his detailed briefing and information about the work of the organization. The Russian delegation has made this meeting one of the main events of the Russian presidency of the Security Council for several reasons. Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations is key to the current international agenda, in general, and the Security Council, in particular.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source

  13. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Stanislav Zas, Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, to whom I now give the floor.”

    2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source