Delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus to the CSTO PA consists of 7 deputies from the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus and 4 deputies from the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.
Plenipotentiary representative of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus: Viktor Kogut
Website of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus: http://house.gov.by/en/
Website of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus: http://www.sovrep.gov.by/ru/
Delegation of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the CSTO PA consists of 8 deputies from the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and 8 members of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan.
Plenipotentiary Representative of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, deputy Executive Secretary of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly: Viktor Rogalev
Delegation of the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz Republic to the CSTO PA consists of 7 deputies.
Plenipotentiary Representative of the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz Republic: Shabdanbek Alishev
Website of the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz Republic: http://www.kenesh.kg/
Delegation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the CSTO PA consists of 10 deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and 12 members of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation.
Plenipotentiary representative of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - deputy Executive Secretary of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly: Mikhail Krotov
Delegation of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan to the CSTO PA consists of 6 deputies of the National Assembly of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan and 6 deputies of the Assembly of Representatives of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Andrei Kartapolov: “We must prevent weapons launching into space”
01 February 2023
Andrei Kartapolov: “We must prevent weapons launching into space”
At the second meeting of the Chairpersons of the CSTO Parliamentary Committees on International Affairs, Defence and Security on February 1 in Moscow, Andrei Kartapolov, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Defence, proposed to discuss “prevention of an arms race in outer space.”
"At present, the political and military situation in the world remains complicated and international security is facing serious challenges. We can see how tensions are getting higher because of the US insistence on world leadership and more and more states gravitating into the orbit of its foreign and military policy. Mechanisms of maintaining international security and strategic stability are being unceremoniously destroyed for the sake of gaining unlimited opportunities to exert military and political pressure on opponents,” Mr Kartapolov said.
He also noted that amid probable further escalation of the international crisis and potential arms race it is possible that outer space could be the next arena for geopolitical rivalry and armed be, which is why one of the most important aspects of international policy, according to Chairman of the Defense Committee, is to prevent space from turning into a launching pad for aggression and war.
“Collective efforts are required at this time. Approaches and new multilateral agreements which correspond to the present-day realities should be worked out. Russia has consistently advocated the joint development of a legally binding international treaty containing reliable guarantees against the deployment of weapons in space,” Mr Kartapolov said.
A participant of the meeting voiced the position of the Defence Committee, which is ready to actively contribute to the efforts of the international community to keep outer space free of weapons of any kind.