CSTO Secretariat

The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov had a meeting with a delegation from the 10th graduating class of the Higher School of Security and Defense of the National Defense School of the Republic of Serbia

The XI meeting of the Council of the CSTO Consultative Coordination Center for Computer Incident Response was held

CSTO commentary on the situation in the zone of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the Syunik region of Armenia

The CSTO commentary on the situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border

The CSTO Secretariat delegation participated in the second part of the 25th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas had a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus. The preparation of the CMD meeting and the situation in the responsibility area of the Organization were discussed

The heads of the national headquarters of the CSTO member states that are sustaining operation “PROXY” have discussed information security

The UN experts and the CSTO Secretariat held consultations on cooperation in the field of peacekeeping via videoconferencing

The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Takhir Khayrulloyev had a meeting with the leadership of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross

ONLINE BRIEFING OF CSTO GENERAL SECRETARY STANISLAV ZAS, February 2, 2021, the press center of the TASS news agency

The ratification procedure of documents on the Status of the CSTO Observer and Partner designation and the Protocols on amendments to the fundamental documents of the CSTO has been completed

The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas congratulated the ingoing President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov in his victory of the presidential elections

CSTO Secretariat is a permanent working body of the Organization for the implementation of organizational, informational, analytical and consultative support of the activities of the bodies of the Organization.

Governance of the CSTO Secretariat:

The CSTO Secretary General - Tasmagambetov Imangali Nurgalievich (biographical information) - Republic of Kazakhstan

CSTO Deputy Secretaries General:

- Semerikov Valeriy Anatolyevich (biographical information) - Russian Federation

- Ordabayev Samat Islamovich - Republic of Kazakhstan

- Hayrulloyev Takhir Sheraliyevich - Republic of Tajikistan

The CSTO Secretariat includes the following main structural units:

1. Political Cooperation Department. Head of Department Koronevskiy Petr Arkadievich (Republic of Belarus)

2. Military Security Issues Department. Head of Department Davtyan Suren Ludvigovich (Republic of Armenia)

3. Challenges and Threats Counteraction Department. Head of Department Samakov Tynchtykbek Kalmurzayevich (Kyrgyz Republic)

4. Organizational and Planning Department. Head of Department Badalian Ara Genrikhovich (Republic of Armenia)

5. Administration Department. Head of Department Bulidorov Alexander Petrovich (Russian Federation)

Controls include departments and groups as needed.

In addition, the Secretariat has units in charge of legal, financial, economic and other issues.

The number of quota posts in the Secretariat is assigned to the CSTO member states in proportion to their contributions to the budget.

The appointment of officials for quota posts of the Secretariat is carried out by the Secretary General on a rotational basis every three years, as advised by the CSTO member states.