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.
Consultations of representatives of the CSTO member states on the agenda of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly were held
06.09.2023
On 6 September 2023, Moscow hosted consultations of representatives of member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on the agenda of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.
The event was attended by plenipotentiaries of the CSTO member states, heads of relevant departments of the foreign ministries, staff of embassies and permanent missions of the member states and the CSTO Secretariat.
Participants stressed the need to restore the UN's role as a central coordinating mechanism in reconciling the interests of the UN member states and their efforts to achieve the goals of the UN Charter, while preserving its intergovernmental nature.
An exchange of views was held on the UN Secretary General's "New Agenda for Peace" initiative.
The prospects for involving the CSTO's potential in the UN peacekeeping activities on the basis of the updated legal framework in this area were discussed. The importance of the Organization’s effective participation in global peacekeeping efforts was underlined.
A "clock check" was carried out on the situation in Afghanistan, focusing on taking the necessary measures to combat terrorism and drug trafficking and to normalize the situation in the country. The potential of the CSTO to prevent a worsening of the risks was noted.
The consultations once again confirmed the high degree of convergence in the approaches of the CSTO member states and their focus on further strengthening cooperation in the UN in the spirit of allied relations.
