On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who is in the Republic of Armenia at the head of the CSTO mission, met with the Acting Foreign Minister Vahe Gevorgyan
23.09.2022
On September 23 this year, Head of the CSTO Mission, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas met with the Deputy Minister - Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia in Yerevan. The two sides have discussed the current situation in the country.
The sides discussed the current situation and the necessary joint measures of political and diplomatic nature aimed at reducing tension in the region.
The CSTO mission arrived in the Republic of Armenia in accordance with the decision of the extraordinary meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council on September 13. The mission is composed of representatives of the CSTO member states, who are members of the Organization's working bodies.
The mission is tasked to assess the existing situation, prepare a detailed report to the heads of the CSTO member states on the situation in the region, and elaborate proposals on de-escalation of tension in certain areas on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov
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