On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
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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