October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
From October 18 to 23 this year, a special exercise codenamed “Cobalt-2026” will be held in the Republic of Tajikistan.
Today, the active phase of the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) of the CSTO “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” concluded in the Russian Federation.
In the Russian Federation, at the Chebarkulsky training range, particular attention is being paid to organizing the evacuation and repair of damaged equipment under the threat of enemy UAV attacks during the special exercise with the logistics forces and assets of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) “Echelon-2026”.
The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas visited the CSTO Joint Staff
16.01.2020
On January 16, 2020, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas, who took office from the beginning of January 2020, visited the CSTO Joint Staff.
Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, the Head of the CSTO Joint Staff, informed the new Head of the Organization about the main areas of activity in the field of developing a collective security system regarding the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces), improving the organization of joint operational and combat training events, and joint training of military personnel and specialists for the armed forces of the CSTO member states, as well as multilateral military-technical cooperation.
Stanislav Zas visited the decision-making room of the CSTO Crisis Response Center, which is designed to provide organizational, informational, analytical, informational and technological support to the activities of the CSTO's statutory and working bodies in the interests of timely decision-making aimed at ensuring the security, stability, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the CSTO member states.
The Secretary General of the Organization was also told about the activities of the structural units of the CSTO Joint Staff, acquainted with the historical exposition of the lecture and exhibition hall located in the International Military Center.
Stanislav Zas noted that the CSTO Joint Staff is an effective structure. “A regulatory legal framework has been created for the operation of the Joint Staff, there is a team of well-trained specialists and, most importantly, an algorithm of work has been worked out. But, of course, it is necessary to develop, go further and improve the mechanisms for responding to modern challenges and threats for the CSTO member states. This process has been structured in many areas,” said the CSTO Secretary General.
