Parliamentary Dimension of Security: Moscow to Host Conference Marking 20th Anniversary of CSTO PA

A conference titled "The Parliamentary Vector of Strengthening Collective Security" will be held in Moscow on November 10 to mark the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly. It will take place at the World Trade Center (WTC Moscow) as part of the International Collective Security Forum.

Victoria Abramchenko, deputy Chair of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, will moderate the discussion.

Heads of the defense and security committees and commissions of CSTO member states' parliaments will present reports: Gennady Lepeshko (Belarus), Marat Kozhaev (Kazakhstan), Elvira Surabaldieva (Kyrgyzstan), Vladimir Kasatonov and Vladimir Chizhov (Russia), and Nasrullo Mahmudzoda (Tajikistan). 

Representatives of the CIS Executive Committee and the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure are expected to attend the conference.

Participants will discuss the current military and political situation in the Organization's area of responsibility and neighboring regions, as well as the role of parliamentary diplomacy in maintaining peace and stability. 

For more information, contact Natalia Romanova at +7 958 859 2684.