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 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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