{"id":182434,"date":"2026-04-06T12:19:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182434\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:14:24","slug":"belarus-top-diplomat-wants-russia-led-military-bloc-to-expand-cooperation-with-un","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182434\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus&#8217; top diplomat wants Russia-led military bloc\u00a0to expand cooperation with UN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ryzhenkov_gensek_odkb_mid_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ryzhenkov_gensek_odkb_mid_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ryzhenkov_gensek_odkb_mid_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ryzhenkov_gensek_odkb_mid_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ryzhenkov_gensek_odkb_mid_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ryzhenkov_gensek_odkb_mid_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(mfa.gov.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 6, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d met Talatbek Masadykov, the new Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), to discuss ways to boost ties between the Russia-led military bloc and the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian official noted the need \u201cto intensify the collective efforts\u201d by the CSTO member states \u201cto meet current geopolitical realities and be able to effectively respond to modern challenges and threats to security,\u201d the Belarusian foreign ministry quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 2002, the CSTO is a military-political alliance whose declared goals are strengthening peace, international and regional security and stability, and protecting its member states\u2019 independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty. It consists of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pa_odkb_flag_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pa_odkb_flag_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pa_odkb_flag_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pa_odkb_flag_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pa_odkb_flag_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pa_odkb_flag_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Russian-led military bloc set to hold 60 training events this year<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 12, Pozirk. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will conduct 60 training events in 2026, including eight command staff and special exercises, Andrei Serdyukov, chief of the Joint Staff of the Russian-led bloc, said during a briefing on February &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/175382\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 6, Pozirk. Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d met Talatbek Masadykov, the new Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), to discuss ways to boost ties between the Russia-led military bloc and the United Nations. The Belarusian official noted the need \u201cto intensify the collective efforts\u201d by the CSTO member states \u201cto meet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":182420,"template":"","rubric":[14,30],"class_list":["post-182434","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus&#039; top diplomat wants Russia-led military bloc\u00a0to expand cooperation with UN | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 6, Pozirk. 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