On October 30, 2024, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov in Minsk. The CSTO Secretary General arrived in Minsk to participate in the II Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security.
The subregional anti-drug operation “Kanal-Avangard” was carried out in the territory of CSTO member states in order to suppress the flow of drugs, their precursors and analogues and new psychoactive and potent substances into the CSTO region of responsibility, to neutralize international transnational drug groups and to eliminate clandestine drug production and undermine the economic foundations of the drug business, including the legalization of drug profits.
The CSTO flag is set on the top of Mount Elbrus in honor of the anniversary of the CSTO - "30 Years of Collective Security
27.08.2022The CSTO flag is set on the top of Mount Elbrus in honor of the anniversary of the CSTO - "30 Years of Collective Security
On August 25, 2022 soldiers of the mountain unit of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia conquered Elbrus, the highest mountain peak in Russia and Europe, and placed the flag of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on its summit.
The responsible and difficult task of climbing the snow-covered peak of Mount Elbrus (5,642 meters) within the "Elbrus Ring" competition of the VIII Army International Games "Army-2022" was successfully completed by teams of mountain units of the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. The honorable mission of installing the CSTO flag was performed by servicemen of the Republic of Armenia, which holds the CSTO presidency in 2022.
The installation of the flag is timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
The action is aimed at popularizing the CSTO, demonstrating close allied relations and determination to further develop cooperation to ensure and strengthen it.