The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov told RIA Novosti, commenting on the terrorist attack in “Crocus City Hall” that terrorism was used in hybrid warfare, provoked inter-ethnic and inter-religious discord, so the CSTO member states needed tools to counter this phenomenon.
In the period from 12 to 13 March 2024, in the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a strategic command and staff training is being conducted under the supervision of Colonel-General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the Joint Staff, during which issues related to stabilizing the situation in the Central Asian region of collective security in the context of the growing threat of a crisis situation are being worked out.
Imangali Tasmagambetov - on the relations between the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Armenian leadership, the CSTO peacekeeping work and the security situation in Eurasia.
On 11 March 2024, the CSTO Secretariat hosted a round table on "Cooperation in the Information and Analytical Sphere to Ensure Collective Security" on the occasion of the Tajik Press Day. The event was attended by the Head of the Department for the Study of Regional Security Problems of the Strategic Research Centre under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Sayhamid Sharifzoda, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the CSTO, Khasan Sultonov, and representatives of the Tajik media.
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had a meeting with the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas
10.03.2021On March 10, this year, in Nur-Sultan, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had a meeting with the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who arrived to the Kazakh capital on a working visit. The meeting took place at the “Akorda” Residence of the Head of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Secretary General has reported on the progress of the implementation of the Action Plan for the implementation of the decisions of the CSTO CSC session (December 2, 2020) and the implementation of the priority areas proposed by the Republic of Tajikistan for the period of its chairmanship in the CSTO this year. The parties also discussed the military-political situation in the Central Asian region of collective security and biosecurity problems.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made a number of proposals on the prospects for the development of the Organization, noting the readiness of the Kazakh side to further strengthen political cooperation within the CSTO and expand its potential.
In the course of the meeting, Stanislav Zas informed about the beginning of the implementation of the initiative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the establishment of a new institution - the Special Representative of the CSTO Secretary General for peacekeeping in the rank of the CSTO Deputy Secretary General.
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Secretary General have discussed activities for the joint preparation of the assets of the collective security system in 2021, many of which will be held in the Central Asian region. In particular, on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, it is planned to conduct four joint trainings: trainings with the CSTO CRRF "Interaction-2021", a special training with the assets of reconnaissance “Search-2021", trainings with the assets of the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics units of the Troops (Collective Forces) of the CSTO "Echelon- 2021"and trainings "Cobalt" with the control bodies and formations of special forces from the CSTO CRRF.
In the course of the meeting, they also discussed the main measures to counter challenges and threats in the CSTO format in 2021. The CSTO Secretary General reported to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan that a number of operations were planned to counter terrorism, illegal migration, drug trafficking and to ensure information security. "Currently, a draft List of Measures is being developed to implement the anti-drug strategy of the CSTO member states for 2021-2025," Stanislav Zas said.
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was informed about the preparation of a draft Action Plan dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the CSTO (to be celebrated in May 2022).
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The CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov
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