On 25 July 2024, staff of the CSTO Secretariat met with graduates of Central Asian universities in the fields of “International relations” and “Regional studies” who are participating in the International School of Diplomacy and are in Moscow at the invitation of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization ‘National Research Institute for the Development of Communications’ and the Centre for International Strategic Studies of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Allow me to thank the Russian presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the invitation to take part in the debate on the interaction between the United Nations and regional organizations - the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO.
I highly appreciate my participation in the meeting of the main body of the World Organization responsible for maintaining global peace and international security. I am convinced that today's debate will contribute to the development of new, additional mechanisms for United Nations cooperation with the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO - the leading regional organizations operating in the Eurasian security space.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov took part in the debate on “UN cooperation with regional organizations: the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO” held on 19 July 2024 at the UN Security Council.
Imangali Tasmagambetov, the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General, told BELTA news agency correspondent whether the CSTO sought to become a counterweight to NATO, the situation in the East European region of collective security, the role of Belarus in the organization, and what initiative of the President of Belarus had become important and timely for the CSTO.
The Military Committee meeting on the development of military cooperation of the CSTO member States has been held via videoconferencing on December 8
08.12.2021
The meeting of the Military Committee on the development of military cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member States has been held via videoconferencing on December 8, 2021. The meeting was chaired by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov. The meeting was attended by the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, and the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Takhir Khayrulloyev.
Challenges and threats to military security in the Eastern European, Caucasus and Central Asian regions of collective security, as well as issues of further development of the Collective Air Forces and the organization of air cover of coalition groupings of troops during their deployment and use in regions of collective security have been discussed. The directions for further work on the improvement of military infrastructure facilities on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan in the interests of the deployment of coalition groups of the CSTO Collective Forces were defined.
The Armenian side has informed the Military Committee members about the priority directions of the CSTO activities in the military sphere proposed by the Republic of Armenia during its presidency in the Organization in 2022.
The Kyrgyz side provided information on the state bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic operating in the field of defense.
Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, Head of the CSTO Joint Staff, briefed on progress in involving the CSTO peacekeeping capabilities in the UN peacekeeping activities. He stressed the establishment of the Institute of the Special Representative of the CSTO Secretary General for peacekeeping and the creation of a joint working group of representatives of the Secretariat, the CSTO Joint Staff and the UN Secretariat for peacekeeping issues. In order to study practical experience of peacekeeping operations under UN auspices, now representatives of the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff are on a working trip to Lebanon to visit the UN peacekeeping mission "UNIFIL". He also noted that procedures had been defined for the training of military observers and staff officers for participation in peacekeeping operations.
The meeting approved the activities of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy as a basic organization for training military personnel for the CSTO member States in the specialties of missile troops and artillery.
Summarizing the meeting of the CSTO Military Committee, Army General Valery Gerasimov noted that "there was a detailed exchange of opinions on the state of the military and political situation in the regions of collective security.
We have confirmed a common understanding by the general staffs of the armed forces of the CSTO countries of the nature of challenges and threats to military security. We agreed to coordinate joint actions to neutralize them and improve CSTO military capabilities.
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said: " the priority areas of CSTO activities in the military sphere for the period of the Republic of Armenia's chairmanship in the Organization next year have been reviewed. Instructions have been given for their implementation”.
He also noted that the results of the joint training with the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces "Interaction-2021" were discussed.
Decisions were made to improve the effectiveness of management of this component of the Organization's Collective Forces.
According to the Chairman of the CSTO Military Committee, "the goals of the Military Committee meeting have been achieved, and the results will contribute to strengthening the system of collective security and maintaining regional stability”.
