# Defense ministers’ meeting reaffirms cooperation’s importance for CIS stability

https://mins.news/en/item/101340

- TASS, 2026-10-15 11:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2202489

> Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said a CIS Council of Defense Ministers meeting in Cholpon-Ata reaffirmed the need to strengthen cooperation to maintain stability across the Commonwealth. Decisions to boost national armed forces’ combat capabilities were signed, and the council’s 2027 work plan was approved.