The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov took part in the final stage of the joint tactical and special training “Rock-2024” with units of the bodies authorized in the field of prevention and elimination of consequences of emergency situations of the CSTO member states. The event took place at the basic training ground for the CSTO rescue units “Rock City-Astana”.
From 3 to 6 September, participants in the command-staff training with the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces “Interaction-2024”, the special trainings “Search-2024” and “Echelon-2024” are regrouping in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Issues related to the preparation of proposals for the deployment and use of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces in the Central Asian region of collective security are being worked out in the period from 3 to 4 September during a joint training session of the CSTO Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat in Moscow on the basis of the Crisis Response Centre.
On September 3, 2024 in Moscow, in accordance with the Plan of consultations of representatives of the CSTO member states on foreign policy, security and defense issues for 2022-2024 (item 7), consultations of representatives of the CSTO member states on the agenda of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly were held.
The Chief of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Colonel-General Andrei Nikolaevich Serdyukov, has today given a briefing on the subject of “Preparedness of the CSTO Collective Security Treaty Organization's management bodies and formations of forces and means for the conduct of joint trainings”.
Representatives of the press services of the defense departments and mass media of the CSTO member states took part in the event via videoconferencing.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov's commentary
07.06.2024
In an exclusive commentary to Cronos.Asia, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov spoke about the progress of the negotiations.
On Thursday, June 6, 2024, a meeting of the Committee of Secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils was held in Almaty under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan. The meeting participants discussed the military and political situation in the CSTO area of responsibility and measures to improve the activities and cooperation in the Organization's format in countering challenges and threats to CSTO member states. In comments to Cronos.Asia, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov said that special attention was paid to the draft “CSTO Targeted Interstate Program on Strengthening the Tajik-Afghan Border”.
- Imangali Nurgaliyevich, during the discussion, what was the most difficult issue in your opinion?
- The negotiations themselves were not difficult. What was difficult was the issue of the CSTO Targeted Interstate Program, which was initiated in 2013 and was not implemented for 10-11 years due to objective reasons. But despite the general geopolitical situation in the zone of responsibility of our Organization, both at the Council of Defense Ministers and with the Secretaries of the Security Council we were able to make a decision for the Collective Security Council to finally sign this program.
- And the fact that Armenia was not present?
- The Armenian side stated even before the meeting that it had no objection to the adoption of decisions in a limited format.
