CSTO Supports Idea to Hold Consultations With SCO on Afghanistan - Lukashenko
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states have supported the idea of holding joint consultations on Afghanistan with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) during a meeting in Dushanbe, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 30th August, 2021) The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states have supported the idea of holding joint consultations on Afghanistan with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) during a meeting in Dushanbe, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday.
Earlier in August, Lukashenko proposed to hold a joint CSTO-SCO conference on Afghanistan.
"And everyone [CSTO leaders] agreed with my proposal to hold consultations on the CSTO-SCO line. Everything will be in Dushanbe [during the September 16-17 summit] - the leaders will be there. And it would be important for us to see what position the SCO will take," Lukashenko said during a meeting with the Tajik ambassador in Minsk, as quoted by the state-run Belta news agency.