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.
On May 18, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, together with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the CSTO member states in Vienna, took part in a solemn wreath and flower-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet Liberator Soldier at Schwarzenbergplatz.
Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei and CSTO Secretary General held a meeting in Minsk, during which they discussed the foreign policy coordination of the Organization, as well as the preparation of the upcoming CSTO CMD meeting
05.03.2020
March 5, 2020, in Minsk, a meeting was held between the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Vladimir Makei.
The interlocutors exchanged views on the situation in the field of international and regional security, and discussed promising areas of cooperation within the CSTO. They also discussed issues of foreign policy coordination in the format of the CSTO and preparations for the upcoming May this year meetings of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers, as well as consultations on Eurasian and Euro-Atlantic security, which are scheduled to be held before the Council of Ministers of Defense meeting.
The CSTO Secretary General informed Vladimir Makei about the process of ratification of the documents forming the legal status of the CSTO Partner and Observer. “The CSTO Secretariat is preparing proposals for the targeted application of a new format of relations with third countries and international organizations. As potential partners and observers, we consider international organizations with which practical cooperation has already developed - these are, first of all, the CIS, SCO, and the OSCE, ”said Stanislav Zas.
The Belarusian Foreign Minister and the CSTO Secretary General also discussed the implementation of joint events dedicated to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
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