Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Archive photoMOSCOW, June 8The CSTO should become a factor ensuring balance in the Euro-Atlantic region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. According to him, the CSTO will develop depending on the needs that really arise in practical life, however, «not everyone likes the development of the Organization,» including NATO countries. He noted that a heated discussion has now unfolded about how to implement the decisions of the OSCE summits on ensuring the indivisibility of security. «The formula for the indivisibility of security, which is signed by all presidents and heads governments of the countries that are members of NATO, among other things, implies the rejection of attempts by any country, group of countries or any organization to claim a dominant role in the Euro-Atlantic region. NATO, through its entire life activity, does exactly what is prohibited and what its members have committed not to do, «said Lavrov in an interview for the film «CSTO Allies — 30 years on guard of collective security».
The Belarusian parliament announced a US hybrid war against the entire CSTO»Therefore, the CSTO should act as a factor ensuring balance in the Euro-Atlantic area. I am sure that it (a relatively young organization compared to the same NATO), as our discussions and our initiatives on security in the region advance, both its authority and its voice will become more weighty,» the minister said.
