CSTO leaders to discuss military and military-industrial cooperation in Bishkek

The leaders of the CSTO member states will discuss issues of military and military-industrial cooperation at the meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council, scheduled for Nov. 27 in Bishkek. They are also expected to sign documents related to cooperation in these areas.

The meeting will be attended by the leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. In addition to the presidential summit, several other CSTO events are planned, including a joint session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers, and the Committee of Security Council Secretaries.

The heads of state have already arrived in Bishkek and held several meetings.

According to Yuri Ushakov, aide to the Russian president, 19 documents are expected to be signed following the Bishkek summit. These will include a final declaration outlining the joint positions of the CSTO member states on key issues of the international and regional agenda.

Earlier, Ushakov stated that representatives of Armenia would not attend the summit, but Yerevan does not object to the adoption of CSTO-wide documents during the meeting.