During the year of its chairmanship in the CSTO, Belarus has accomplished all the tasks that were set in December 2022.
"Through solidarity and cooperation to peace and security" - these words became the motto of Belarus' chairmanship in the CSTO in 2023. A year ago, at the meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Yerevan, Alexander Lukashenko voiced this leitmotif and outlined the main areas of work of the military-political bloc. They can be succinctly divided into two vectors: internal and external. In the first case, it is to increase the cohesion of the member states and settle contradictions between them. The second is to strengthen the CSTO's role in the international arena. What contribution has Belarus made to the development of the organization in the past year? Let us get to the bottom of it.
Belarus took over the reins of power in a difficult period: crisis of international relations, unprecedented aggravation of the military and political situation on the Eurasian continent, polarization of approaches to the issue of the new world order. One can also add the incessant sanctions pressure and the collapse of international and regional security.
