Belarus and Russia discuss security of Union State
In Moscow on September 23 and 24, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on Security Assurances in the Framework of the Treaty on Security ...
On September 23 and 24, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on Security Guarantees within the Union State, a regular meeting of special representatives of the parties was held in Moscow - Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Igor Secreta and Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Grushko at the head of interdepartmental delegations. This is reported by the foreign Ministry, writes sb.by.
The parties conducted a comprehensive review of the security situation of the Union State, current and foreseeable threats, as well as joint measures taken to stop them within the framework of the implementation of the provisions of the Treaty and the Security Concept of the Union State, with an emphasis on nuclear and biological security.
Participants paid attention to the assessment of NATO and EU escalation policy and military building, coordination in the fight against terrorism and extremism, organized crime and drug trafficking, as well as illegal migration. The parties checked the clock on the issues of countering illegal restrictive measures of economic and financial nature.
The meeting participants confirmed the convergence of the approaches of Belarus and Russia regarding the reliable security of the Union State and the importance of the Treaty as a solid basis for deepening cooperation in this area. The Deputy Ministers agreed to continue cooperation in order to implement the provisions of the Treaty: the next meeting in this format will be held in Minsk in the first half of 2027.
Today, on the sidelines of a seminar on the national implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons, the Deputy Head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry also held a conversation with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov. The parties exchanged views on topical issues of global and regional security, as well as interaction within international organizations (UN, OSCE and CSTO). The interlocutors discussed the schedule of upcoming bilateral and multilateral events on this issue.
