The XXIII meeting of the CSTO Interstate Commission on Military-Economic Cooperation was held in Astana (the Republic of Kazakhstan) under the chairmanship of Denis Manturov, Chairman of the CSTO Interstate Commission on Military-Economic Cooperation and First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
Dear Sergey Kuzhugetovich!
Dear Secretaries of the Security Councils!
On behalf of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, I welcome the organizers and participants of the thirteenth meeting of the secretaries of the security councils of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
On October 31, 2025, in Astana, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
During his visit to the Republic of Tajikistan, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Imangali Tasmagambetov was received by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
The Kyrgyz Republic has discussed details of joint CSTO trainings
14.06.2024
From 12 to 14 June, in the Kyrgyz Republic, the second staff talks were held on the organization and conduct of a command-staff training with the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) "Interaction-2024", special trainings with intelligence forces and means "Search-2024" and with CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) logistics forces and means "Echelon-2024".
Representatives of the interested ministries and departments of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Organization's Secretariat and a group of officers from the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel Azamat Dyushembekov took part in the staff talks under the general guidance of Colonel Artur Temirov, the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic.
In the course of staff talks, the plan of the trainings, issues of the organization of leadership, the composition of the national contingents' management bodies and units to be trained, the procedure for practical exercises and the organization of comprehensive support were clarified and agreed upon.
Reconnaissance of the area of the trainings planned for the fall of this year has been carried out: it will be the territory of the training center of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic "Edelweiss".
The CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces are designed to respond promptly to challenges and threats to the security of the CSTO member states. The CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces comprise mobile formations and military units of permanent readiness of the armed forces of the CSTO member states, fully manned, equipped with modern and compatible weapons and military (special) equipment, as well as formations of special-purpose forces from among the special units of the internal affairs (police), security and special services bodies and authorized bodies in the field of prevention and elimination of the consequences of emergency situations. The total number of personnel is more than 30,000.
