Nikol Pashinyan took part in a meeting of the CSTO Collective  Security Council in Astana

ArmInfo.Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in a meeting of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which was  also attended by leaders of the CSTO member states: Belarus,  Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.  First, a meeting of  heads of state in a narrow, and then in an expanded format was held,  the press service of the government of Armenia reports.

According to the source, the members of the Collective Security  Council discussed the problems of international and regional  security, the interaction of the CSTO member states in the format of  the Organization and in the international arena. Given the fact that  in 2018-2019 CSTO chairmanship passes to the Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyz  President Sooronbay Jeenbekov presented the priorities of his  country's presidency.

Following the summit, a number of documents were adopted, including  the "Declaration of the Collective Security Council of the Collective  Security Treaty Organization" and the "Statement of the Heads of  States Members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on  coordinated measures against participants in armed conflicts on the  side of international terrorist organizations." The heads of state  made decisions aimed at improving the crisis response system  operating in the framework of the CSTO, countering illegal migration,  developing a coordinated information policy, clarifying the  composition of military contingents and collective forces, approving  the candidature of the chairman of the Interstate Commission for  Military Economic Cooperation.  Documents on the legalization of  observer and partner status of the CSTO were also adopted, the  adoption of which opens up possibilities for approving the  Organization's cooperation with third countries at a qualitatively  new level.  During the meeting, the issue of appointing the CSTO  Secretary General was also raised. The parties agreed to continue  discussion of this issue at a meeting on December 6 in St.  Petersburg. At the same time, work will be carried out on the  development of appropriate standards covering the early termination  of the powers of the Secretary-General.