Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko outlined the challenges and threats to which the CSTO must respond promptly. He made this statement at the summit in Bishkek. Among these threats, the President named artificial intelligence; unmanned aerial vehicles and lethal autonomous combat systems with self-learning algorithms; cyberterrorism; and the problem of closing borders to the movement of goods and people. "These issues concern all CSTO member states," the President emphasized. Aleksandr Lukashenko also stated the need for the CSTO to respond to militarization in Europe.