December 10, 2008 - 14:06 AMT
CSTO Security Councils Secretaries adopt joint statement and 2009 event plan
Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils adopted a joint statement upon the outcomes of their December 9 meeting in Yerevan.

The statement says that CSTO member countries support Russia's initiative on the European Security Treaty.

"We hail the Russian-French initiative to hold a pan-European summit with participation of CIS, CSTO, EU and NATO for a discussion of future security architecture," said Nikolay Patrushev, head of the RF Security Council.

Secretaries of Security Councils also signed an event plan for 2009.