On August 17–19, at the invitation of Colonel General Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov took part in international events held in the area of responsibility of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas and Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan met in Yerevan
27.02.2020
On February 27, 2020, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who is in Armenia on a working visit, met with Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia David Tonoyan.
The Minister congratulated Mr. Zas on his appointment as Secretary General of the Organization. During the meeting the parties discussed issues of regional and international security, as well as the further development of the military component of the CSTO.
Particular attention was paid to the development of the CSTO crisis response system, increasing the potential of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces and the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces, improving the system of representatives of the Armed Forces of the Organization, measures for joint combat training, as well as the implementation of joint events dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
