Marat Imankulov, Secretary of the Security Council of Kyrgyzstan, addressed a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in Minsk and discussed the stability of Afghanistan and the region.

Imankulov suggested to secretaries of the security council of the CSTO member states to focus on the situation of Afghanistan.

Kyrgyz media reported on Friday that in this meeting, the challenges and threats facing the Collective Security Treaty Organisation and the necessary measures to prevent them have been discussed.

The CSTO senior security officials agreed to expand cooperation in the framework of CSTO in order to increase the treaty’s political-military effectiveness in the region.

The Committee of Secretaries of the Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation too approved a new regulation on regional counterterrorism operations.

Earlier, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation had expressed concerns about the threats emanating from Afghanistan.