On October 12, Tashkent hosted a regular meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
It was attended by Ministers of Defense of Uzbekistan A.Azizov, Azerbaijan – Z.Hasanov, Armenia – D.Tonoyan, Belarus – A.Ravkov, Kazakhstan – N.Yermekbayev, Russia – S.Shoigu, Tajikistan – Sh.Mirzo, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan R.Duishenbiev and Secretary of the Council of CIS Defense Ministers Y.Dashkin.
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu chaired the meeting.
At the meeting, issues of cooperation in the field of ensuring security were discussed. It was noted that in terms of increasing various threats and challenges in the countries of near and far abroad, the issue of ensuring stability is becoming more and more serious. The meeting of the CIS Council of Defense Ministers, held in Uzbekistan for the first time, serves as an important platform for expanding multilateral military cooperation. It was emphasized that during this period, this structure has become a practical body that ensures fruitful military cooperation, develops proposals regarding military policy and military construction, and conflict prevention.
