On May 28, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the International Security Forum held under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. More than 150 delegations from 120 countries participated in the event.
On May 26 of this year, a round table entitled “35 Years of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Results, Tasks, and Prospects” was held at the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The event was attended by heads of integration structures in the post-Soviet space, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as representatives of the embassies of CIS countries in Russia. Opening remarks were delivered by the moderator, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin.
On May 26, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. The participants conducted a substantive exchange of views on issues related to strengthening security in the CSTO area of responsibility.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, and Acting Director of the African Union Counter-Terrorism Centre Idriss Mounir Lallali.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting took place at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, Kazem Jalali.
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had a meeting with the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas
10.03.2021
On March 10, this year, in Nur-Sultan, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had a meeting with the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who arrived to the Kazakh capital on a working visit. The meeting took place at the “Akorda” Residence of the Head of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Secretary General has reported on the progress of the implementation of the Action Plan for the implementation of the decisions of the CSTO CSC session (December 2, 2020) and the implementation of the priority areas proposed by the Republic of Tajikistan for the period of its chairmanship in the CSTO this year. The parties also discussed the military-political situation in the Central Asian region of collective security and biosecurity problems.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made a number of proposals on the prospects for the development of the Organization, noting the readiness of the Kazakh side to further strengthen political cooperation within the CSTO and expand its potential.
In the course of the meeting, Stanislav Zas informed about the beginning of the implementation of the initiative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the establishment of a new institution - the Special Representative of the CSTO Secretary General for peacekeeping in the rank of the CSTO Deputy Secretary General.
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Secretary General have discussed activities for the joint preparation of the assets of the collective security system in 2021, many of which will be held in the Central Asian region. In particular, on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, it is planned to conduct four joint trainings: trainings with the CSTO CRRF "Interaction-2021", a special training with the assets of reconnaissance “Search-2021", trainings with the assets of the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics units of the Troops (Collective Forces) of the CSTO "Echelon- 2021"and trainings "Cobalt" with the control bodies and formations of special forces from the CSTO CRRF.
In the course of the meeting, they also discussed the main measures to counter challenges and threats in the CSTO format in 2021. The CSTO Secretary General reported to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan that a number of operations were planned to counter terrorism, illegal migration, drug trafficking and to ensure information security. "Currently, a draft List of Measures is being developed to implement the anti-drug strategy of the CSTO member states for 2021-2025," Stanislav Zas said.
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was informed about the preparation of a draft Action Plan dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the CSTO (to be celebrated in May 2022).
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The CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov
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