An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Today, a conference entitled “The Role and Place of Media in CSTO Member States in Efforts to Contain Crisis (Emergency) Situations in Collective Security Regions” was held in Minsk.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “The Situation in the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahara-Sahel Region: Development Forecasts for 2027” was held in Moscow, organized by the Center for Scientific and Analytical Information of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
On October 18, 2026, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise opened in the Republic of Tajikistan, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the CSTO Collective Security System. The exercise involves special units of internal affairs and national security agencies, internal troops (National Guard), special services and anti-drug agencies, as well as rescue units incorporated into the Special Purpose Forces formations of the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF).
From October 13 to 16, 2025, the 23rd International Combat Sambo Tournament for the Cup of the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, featuring law enforcement personnel from CSTO member states, was held at the Ognikovo Park Hotel (19 Ognikovo, Istra District, Moscow Region).
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.
