From September 22 to 25, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov will take part in the High-Level Week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Meetings between Talatbek Masadykov and UN Secretary-General António Guterres and his deputies are scheduled. The meetings are expected to address a wide range of current issues, in particular, peacekeeping and counter-terrorism.
On September 23, Talatbek Masadykov will take part in the traditional annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the CSTO member states, held on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the world organization.
Today, the active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” concluded on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During the “Conduct of combat operations” stage, two main training objectives are being practiced: the occupation by the national contingents of the CRDF CAR of the area of responsibility and the destruction of illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
The active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” has begun at the Koktal training range in the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the exercise, the participating forces are practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations to destroy illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas and Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan met in Yerevan
27.02.2020
On February 27, 2020, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who is in Armenia on a working visit, met with Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia David Tonoyan.
The Minister congratulated Mr. Zas on his appointment as Secretary General of the Organization. During the meeting the parties discussed issues of regional and international security, as well as the further development of the military component of the CSTO.
Particular attention was paid to the development of the CSTO crisis response system, increasing the potential of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces and the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces, improving the system of representatives of the Armed Forces of the Organization, measures for joint combat training, as well as the implementation of joint events dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
