The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov held an expert meeting with Kirill Babaev, Director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The CSTO mission in the Republic of Armenia led by the Secretary General of the Organization Stanislav Zas visited border area with the Republic of Azerbaijan

On September 22, this year, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas visited the Vayots Dzor border region on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan as part of the work of the Collective Security Treaty Organization mission to the Republic of Armenia.
Stanislav Zas met with commanders of the Armenian Armed Forces units deployed on the line of contact and representatives of local authorities. He also inspected places that were subjected to shelling and talked with servicemen, who took part in the hostilities.
The CSTO mission headed by the CSTO Secretary General arrived in the Republic of Armenia in accordance with the decision of the extraordinary meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council on September 13. The mission is composed of representatives of the CSTO member states, who are members of the Organization's working bodies.
The mission is tasked to assess the existing situation, prepare a detailed report to the heads of the CSTO member states on the situation in the region, and work out proposals on de-escalation of tension in certain areas on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov
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