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August 20, 2004 Friday 10:04 AM Eastern Time

CSTO wants UN stronger role in provision of peace

By Alexandra Urusova

MOSCOW

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) wants a stronger
role of the United Nations in the provision of peace, participants in
Moscow consultations of CSTO member countries said on Friday.

Diplomats of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and
Tajikistan attended the consultations.

“There was a detailed exchange of opinions on main items on the
agenda of the 59th session of the UN General Assembly,” a source in
the CSTO press service said. The delegates also discussed the CSTO
attitude to the Proliferation Security Initiative and a common
position in fundamental areas of the CSTO activities.

The delegates called for regular exchange of opinions about key
issues, concerning their interests and security.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress