On September 4 this year, a round table entitled “CSTO–SCO: Security Space” was held as part of the business program of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. CSTO Secretariat representative Igor Panarin took part in the event.
On September 4, 2026, consultations on “Coordinating the positions of CSTO member states on the agenda of the UN General Assembly” were held in Moscow in accordance with the Plan of Consultations of Representatives of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States on Foreign Policy, Security and Defense for 2025–2027.
On September 4 this year, a round table entitled “CSTO–SCO: Security Space” was held as part of the business program of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
Today, a briefing was held by Colonel General Andrey Nikolaevich Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, on the topic “On the readiness of command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system forces and assets to conduct joint exercises.”
CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov holds a working meeting with Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic Ruslan Mukambetov
The CSTO Secretary General had a meeting with the Secretary of the Security Council and the Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia in Yerevan
22.12.2021
On December 22, 2021, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas had a meeting with the Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia Armen Grigoryan in Yerevan.
The program of measures proposed by the Armenian side for its presidency in the Organization have been discussed in detail. The parties recognized it advisable to focus collective efforts on countering terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, and strengthening migration and biological security.
The parties exchanged views on facilitating the reduction of tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani and Tajik-Afghan borders. In this context, the CSTO Secretary General stressed the increased likelihood of migration flows of Afghan refugees towards the territories of CSTO member States, defining it as a migration challenge.
The Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan presented the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, stressing that for Armenia overcoming this challenge was a task of paramount importance. In this context, the two sides stressed the importance of ensuring conditions for the early start of the delimitation and demarcation process of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
On the same day, the CSTO Secretary General held a meeting with the Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan. Stanislav Zas congratulated Papikyan on his appointment as Minister of Defense. The Minister of Defense stressed that the Armenian side's priorities would include the enhancement and improvement of the Organization's efficiency, as well as further development of its military component.
The parties emphasized the importance of 2022 in connection with the 30th anniversary of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and confirmed that the activities planned for the next year would be carried out more effectively in the interest of increasing the interaction of the CSTO member States and expanding the international role of the Organization.
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The CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov
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