CSTO States held consultations on international flights of air forces

On April 5–6, Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization held consultations on international flights by the air forces of the CSTO Member States.
Representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of CSTO States under the supervision of Lieutenant General Anatoly Yakovlev, Head of the CSTO Military Forces (Collective Force) Planning Directorate, consulted on the organization and execution of flights (overflights) in the airspace of the CSTO Member States and international flights of air forces of the CSTO Member States, the press service of the Collective Security Treaty Organization reports.
Speaking to the participants in the event, Lieutenant General Anatoly Yakovlev noted that the January events in Kazakhstan demonstrated the urgency and importance of promptly addressing international flights involving air transport of military contingents, weapons and military equipment in order to ensure an immediate response to the current crisis situation.
Common approaches to improving the organization and execution of international flights by the air force of the CSTO Member States and interdepartmental and inter-state permitting for international transit flights to transport weapons, military equipment and military property were discussed.
In order to improve the CSTO’s regulatory framework, it was found expedient to propose a number of amendments to the Agreement on the Status of Formations of the CSTO Collective Security System dated December 10, 2010, and the Agreement on Cooperation of the CSTO Member States in Transportation of Military and Other Formations, their Movable Property as well as Military Goods dated September 15, 2015. The implementation of the norms of the agreements adopted in the format of the Organization into the national legislation of the CSTO member States was discussed.
Representatives of the relevant ministries and agencies from the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic (remotely), the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the CSTO Joint Staff and Secretariat took part in the consultations.