85 years ago, the Great Patriotic War began. The war machine of Nazi Germany launched a treacherous attack against Soviet cities and villages and committed unprecedented atrocities against Soviet citizens. The peoples of the Soviet Union rose to defend their common Motherland and paid an enormous price for peace, freedom, and the right to live on their own land.
On June 17–18, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov visited sections of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus with Poland and Lithuania.
On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 18, 2026, the 2nd Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, entitled “Development of Cooperation among the Defense Industries (Military-Industrial Complexes) of the CSTO Member States: 20 Years of Practical Cooperation”, was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The event brought together representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, defense enterprises, and other institutions and organizations of the CSTO member states.
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.
