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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed on Friday a draft resolution of the CSTO on appointing Stanislav Zas as the secretary general of the organization, Belta agency reported. During the meeting Stanislav Zas, who is currently serving as the Belarus State Secretary of the Security Council, Lukashenko expressed hope that other CSTO member states will follow suit when it is their turn to nominate their representatives to the post of the secretary general.

According to the report, Stanislav Zas briefed the president on his meetings with the CSTO heads of states who were to approve his candidacy for the post of secretary general of the organization. Stanislav Zas has already visited Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Russia. The heads of state approved the Belarusian candidacy for the post, according to the source.

To remind, the CSTO Collective Security Council relieved Armenia’s Yuri Khachaturov of his duties as the organization’s secretary general in November at the initiative of official Yerevan, following charges brought by Armenian Special Investigative Service against Khachaturov with overthrowing the constitutional order in 2008. Armenia earlier insisted on keeping the top CSTO post until 2020, however, the CSTO stated that due to the political situation in the country, it would be inappropriate to give up the post again to Armenia.