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 headed by the Secretary General of the Organization Stanislav Zas arrived in the Republic of Armenia to study the situation, including on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and prepare proposals for additional joint measures
20.09.2022
On September 20, this year, in accordance with the decision of the extraordinary meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council, the Mission headed by the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas arrived in the Republic of Armenia. The Mission comprised representatives of the CSTO member states, who are members of the Organization's working bodies.
The mission is tasked with assessing the current situation, preparing a detailed report to the heads of the CSTO member states on the situation in the region and working out proposals to de-escalate tension in certain areas on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
In the course of the work of the mission it is planned to study and monitor the current situation in the border regions, as well as to hold meetings with senior political and military leadership of the Republic of Armenia.
On the eve of the work in the Republic of Armenia, the advance team of the CSTO Mission headed by the CSTO Chief of Joint Staff, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov completed its work.
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The CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov
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