Russia will continue with technical CSTO Chairmanship until Byelorussia is ready to assume its functions in full, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov told a news conference in Russia.

According to him Byelorussia President stated at the summit that "the issue is under consideration and will be resolved in due time".

Armenia had to pass on CSTO chairmanship to Byelorussia at June's summit in Moscow. Yet president Alexander Lukashenko did not arrive at the meeting in which connection Russia assumed technical chairmanship, gazeta.ru reported.