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 CSTO Secretary General I. Tasmagambetov had a meeting with the Russian Security Council Secretary N.Patrushev
24.01.2023
On January 24 this year, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and the Russian Federation Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev held a working meeting in Moscow.
N. Patrushev congratulated I. Tasmagambetov on his appointment, wished him success in his work for the development of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and expressed his readiness to assist in implementing the tasks facing the CSTO Secretariat.
The parties have discussed a number of international issues and exchanged views on the situation along the CSTO borders. Emphasis was placed on enhancing the authority of the CSTO and its interaction with other international organizations.
In addition, they discussed the order of implementation of the priorities proposed by the Republic of Belarus, the CSTO Chairmanship in 2023.
The parties also paid great attention to the implementation of decisions adopted by the heads of the CSTO member states in 2022. In particular, they talked about organizing the activities of the Coordinating Council of the authorized bodies of the CSTO member states on biological security.
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The CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zaynetdinov
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