On May 25, 2026, a meeting took place at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, Kazem Jalali.
On May 20, consultations of representatives (experts) of the defense agencies of the CSTO member states aimed at improving air defense and developing the CSTO Collective Aviation Forces were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff headquarters.
On May 20–21, 2026, a Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists of the CSTO member states was held in St. Petersburg within the framework of the Russian Federation’s chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On May 19, 2026, Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met in Vienna with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen.
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said that he had excellent relations with the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov
04.06.2024
In the National Assembly of Armenia, during a discussion of the report on the implementation of the state budget, deputies asked the minister to respond to the recent statement by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov. Ararat Mirzoyan noted that he informed the head of the organization about his position on Yerevan’s relations with the CSTO.
“I have excellent personal relations with the Secretary General (CSTO) and I clearly convey my position to him,” Ararat Mirzoyan said .
Earlier, on June 3, at a meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Almaty, Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov noted that the Republic of Armenia remained a full member of the Organization.
“Over the past year, colleagues from Armenia have significantly reduced their participation in the Organization’s events. However, the basic mechanisms of interaction are functioning. The Republic of Armenia remains a full member of the Organization, all obligations towards this country are retained in full. We hope that the political leadership of the Republic will clarify the prospects for its relations with the CSTO. This would be to the benefit of all participants in our association, first of all, for the full planning of future joint activities,” the CSTO Secretary General emphasized.
