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Inter-MFA consultations on the topic of “Arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation issues” took place on May 13 at the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the press service of the Organization’s executive committee reported.
Representatives from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the CIS Executive Committee took part in the consultations.
Participants in the consultations emphasized that the situation in the area of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation depends on the state of affairs in the area of international security. It was noted that in order to create favorable conditions for fruitful progress in this area, serious collective efforts are required to restore an atmosphere of trust and the viability of the legal framework with an emphasis on eliminating the root causes of fundamental interstate contradictions.
Representatives of the foreign policy agencies spoke out against using the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons platform to achieve political goals unrelated to the Treaty. Participants emphasized the importance of maintaining a carefully calibrated balance between the three fundamental components of the document – non-proliferation, disarmament, and peaceful use of nuclear energy – in order to prevent bias in favor of one of these components.
Participants in the consultations noted the importance of cooperation and active joint steps to counter attempts to use outer space as an “arena of military operations” for armed confrontation, as well as to achieve military superiority.
Interest was expressed in discussing the issue of preventing an arms race in outer space during the meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission on Disarmament Issues in 2026.
The need for further coordination on current issues on the agenda of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was confirmed.
When discussing the issue of military application of artificial intelligence, the importance of weapons systems using this technology in ensuring regional and national security was noted, as well as the need to maintain human control over weapons systems using artificial intelligence.
