MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. Belarus believes the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) should step up efforts to strengthen its military capabilities, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a CSTO Collective Security Council meeting.

"We believe it makes sense to step up efforts to strengthen the CSTO’s military capabilities. We support the decisions we plan to adopt today on mobile air defense units to support CSTO troops and on improving the Collective Air Forces," the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel, which is close to the president’s press service, quoted him as saying.

Lukashenko noted that this illustrates why CSTO members must continually adapt the military mechanisms the organization has developed to ensure collective security, taking into account present-day realities and the collective security situation. "We need to learn the lessons of modern armed conflicts, especially when it comes to using drones and countering them effectively. That is even more important," he concluded.