CSTO Secretariat

Acting CSTO Secretary General Valery Semerikov had a meeting with the Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Natalia Gherman

OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger will visit the CSTO Secretariat and take part in the meeting of the Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization

The Director of the Moscow Bureau of the International Organization for Migration visited the CSTO Secretariat, where he was received by the Acting Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov

Courses were held at the Military Academy of the General Staff of Russia for the leadership of the state authorities of the CSTO member states

Acting Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov received United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Miroslav Jenča

Acting Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov spoke at the OSCE Anti-Terrorism Conference in Bratislava

11.03.2019

Acting Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov will speak at the session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna

06.03.2019

The CSTO Secretariat held a meeting of the Acting Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov with the leadership of the Secretariat of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly

25.02.2019

The results of operations on combating crime in the field of information technology "PROXY"

31.01.2019

The CSTO Secretariat hosted a meeting of the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Piotr Tsikhanouski with the Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova Magne Bart

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 - Masadykov Talatbek Shamudinovich (biographical information) - The Kyrgyz Republic

CSTO Deputy Secretaries General:

- Semerikov Valeriy Anatolyevich (biographical information) - The Russian Federation

- Ordabayev Samat Islamovich (biographical information) - The Republic of Kazakhstan

- Turgunbekov Mirlan Ermekovich (biographical information) - Kyrgyz Republic

The CSTO Secretariat includes the following main structural units:

1. Political Cooperation Department. Head of Department - Ordabayev Samat Islamovich (biographical information) - The Republic of Kazakhstan

2. Military Security Issues Department. Head of Department Zaytsev Sergey Mikhaylovich (Republic of Belarus)

3. Challenges and Threats Counteraction Department. Head of the Department Umarzoda Umar Safar (Republic of Tajikistan)

4. Organizational and Planning Department. Head of Department Mordashov Andrey Vasilievich (Russian Federation)

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.