On July 4, 2025, a delegation of the CSTO Secretariat visited the Central Military-Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "Patriot".
The Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov received the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CSTO member states and the Secretary General of the Organization in Cholpon-Ata on June 30. The meeting was attended by the Foreign Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
On June 30, 2025, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Cholpon-Ata (the Kyrgyz Republic) under the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz side, which was attended by the Organization's Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov.
Safar Umarzoda, Head of the Department for Countering Challenges and Threats of the CSTO Secretariat, took part in a special event (side-event) on "Countering Radicalization leading to terrorism and Extremism" organized by the Russian Federation on the margins of the OSCE Annual Conference on Security Review, where he reported on the measures taken by the CSTO on countering terrorism and extremism, and willingness to share the experience gained.
On events devoted to the discussion of issues in the field of international information security within the framework of the CSTO
14.10.2024
On October 11, 2024 in Moscow on the initiative of the Russian side a set of events on the subject of international information security in the CSTO space was held.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Mr. Vershinin met with delegations of the CSTO member states and representatives of the CSTO Secretariat in the format of a briefing, during which information was presented on the results of discussions on international information security issues during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly held in New York from 23 to 27 September this year. The importance of further strengthening cooperation of the CSTO member states, based on respect for all positions, in the sphere of international information security on multilateral platforms: the United Nations, CIS, SCO, ITU, OSCE and others was emphasized.
The discussions continued in the format of interdepartmental consultations on enhancing politico-military cooperation in the field of international information security, modern challenges in the sphere of information security in the Organization's area of responsibility and countering them, including many aspects, including the deployment of new low-orbit satellite systems for Internet communications.
Special attention was paid to the development of new principles and norms of international law on regulating the safe use of information and communication technologies, combating crimes in the infosphere, exchange of information on national strategies and legislative approaches in the field of information security. The demand for cooperation on training of personnel in the field of information security was emphasized.
At the end of the events, the Russian side took note of the information on its readiness to hold another round of consultations on this subject in 2025.
