On 25 July 2024, staff of the CSTO Secretariat met with graduates of Central Asian universities in the fields of “International relations” and “Regional studies” who are participating in the International School of Diplomacy and are in Moscow at the invitation of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization ‘National Research Institute for the Development of Communications’ and the Centre for International Strategic Studies of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Allow me to thank the Russian presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the invitation to take part in the debate on the interaction between the United Nations and regional organizations - the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO.
I highly appreciate my participation in the meeting of the main body of the World Organization responsible for maintaining global peace and international security. I am convinced that today's debate will contribute to the development of new, additional mechanisms for United Nations cooperation with the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO - the leading regional organizations operating in the Eurasian security space.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov took part in the debate on “UN cooperation with regional organizations: the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO” held on 19 July 2024 at the UN Security Council.
Imangali Tasmagambetov, the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General, told BELTA news agency correspondent whether the CSTO sought to become a counterweight to NATO, the situation in the East European region of collective security, the role of Belarus in the organization, and what initiative of the President of Belarus had become important and timely for the CSTO.
The Head of the CSTO mission advance team met with the Armenian Defense Minister in the Republic of Armenia
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On September 19, this year, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia hosted a meeting on the results of the work of the advance team of the CSTO Mission to the Republic of Armenia.
Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, who heads the advance team, briefed the Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan on the results of the analysis of the situation in certain border areas between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the main conclusions and proposals for appropriate measures.
A frank and constructive exchange of views took place. The proposals drawn up by the advance group were aimed at de-escalation of the tension.
After the meeting the group left for Moscow.