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.
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
22.09.2022
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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