OREANDA-NEWS. March 24, 2010. The Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, with a desire to establish and develop relations between the Secretariats of the two Organizations in the spirit of the decisions taken by the World Summit of 2005, have agreed to the following:

1. The United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organization are united by the premise that the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security rests with the United Nations Security Council, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.

2. Further cooperation will aim to make a substantial contribution to addressing emerging challenges ant threats encountered by the international community. Thus, we emphasize the importance of cooperation at different levels on issues related to international peace and security, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. This could include areas such as conflict prevention and resolution, counterterrorism, transnational crime, illicit arms trade, and prevention of and response to emergency situations. As CSTO capacities in the area of peacekeeping evolve, we encourage operational cooperation, as appropriate, within the framework of United Nations arrangements.

3. Expressing our support for the consistent development of practical cooperation between our organizations on matters of mutual interest, we agree to further develop cooperation on communication and information sharing and capacity building, as appropriate.

4. Our cooperation will take into account each Organization’s specific mandate, competence, procedures and capacities, for the benefit of international coordination in addressing global challenges and threats. We understand that the framework of our cooperation may vary with time and due to new imperatives.