Report on military and political issues

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has met will law enforcers to discuss key military and political issues ahead of the CSTO Collective Security Council summit which is due to take place in Minsk on 23 November.

Attending the meeting are State Secretary of the Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich, Chairman of the State Security Committee Ivan Tertel, Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin and Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Vladimir Kupriyanyuk.

“As you all know, the day after tomorrow we will be hosting a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, of which Belarus is an active member. I would like to consult on a number of military and political issues, and primarily on defense and security issues, and listen to the problematic matters that we may have today in our relations with the CSTO members,” the President said.