On June 18-19, 2025, in Dushanbe (Republic of Tajikistan), the VI meeting of the Interstate Working Group on the creation of a Unified system of technical cover for railways of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held.
A delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff consisting of representatives of the armed forces of the Organization's states (the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Tajikistan) took part in commemorative events dedicated to the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War in the Republic of Belarus.
On June 17-19, the Republic of Tajikistan hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of a joint training with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces "Indestructible Brotherhood-2025" and a special training with the joint formation of the CSTO NBC defense and medical support formation "Barrier-2025", held at the final stage of the joint operational and strategic training "Combat Brotherhood-2025".
On June 19, 2025, a regular meeting of the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils (CSSC) was held in Cholpon-Ata (the Kyrgyz Republic) under the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz side, which was attended by the Secretary General of the Organization Imangali Tasmagambetov.
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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