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Vyacheslav Volodin sees the need to improve the CSTO peacekeeping potential

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 18:05, 6 June 2022

YEREVAN, JUNE 6, ARMENPRESS. The decision of the leaders of the member states to establish a Collective Security Treaty Organization has enabled the establishment of an effective system of interstate cooperation in the Eurasian space, which helps to meet the challenges and threats, ARMENPRESS reports the chairman of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, Speaker of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin said at the sitting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Yerevan.

Volodin reminded that the meeting of the council is held in the context of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the decision to establish the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

“For the first time since the pandemic, we are gathering together here in Yerevan, with the in this particular format. And, of course, it is very important for us to gather in this format in the future, having the opportunity to look each other in the eyes, discuss issues and communicate around a round table, because trust is very important for the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, and trust cannot be achieved without communication”, Volodin said.

Volodin stressed that the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly contributes to the security and ensuring of sovereignty of the states.

“Our main task is the rapprochement and harmonization of national legislations,” the CSTO PA President added.

Volodin reminded that during the entire work of the CSTO, 72 laws and proposals were adopted, which refer to terrorism, extremism, organized crime, drug trafficking, military-technical cooperation, and humanitarian aid.

According to the CSTO PA President, in practice the effectiveness of the CSTO has been confirmed by the activities of peacekeepers in the Republic of Kazakhstan in January 2022.

“The actions of the CSTO peacekeeping force, which included units of all member states, have allowed the Kazakh law enforcement agencies to focus their efforts on restoring the rule of law and eliminating threats to the country’s security,” Vyacheslav Volodin added.

According to the Speaker of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, based on this experience, it is necessary to continue working to improve the CSTO peacekeeping potential.

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS