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 Joint Staff held the first staff talks on the preparation of joint trainings with the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces)
12.04.2024
From 9 to 11 April, the CSTO Joint Staff held the first staff talks on the organization and conduct of joint trainings with the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) planned for 2024.
Representatives of the ministries and departments concerned from the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff took part in the talks, which were held under the general supervision of Lieutenant General Hasan Kaloyev, the First Deputy Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff.
In the course of the event, the bases of the plans for the conduct of joint trainings, the composition of the command and control bodies and troops involved, and issues of the organization of leadership and comprehensive support were considered and discussed.
In 2024, among the main activities of joint operational and combat training the following trainings are planned:
on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic - a command and staff training with the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces "Interaction-2024", a special training with intelligence forces and means "Search-2024", and a special training with the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) logistics forces and means "Echelon-2024";
on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan - a command and staff training with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces "Indestructible Brotherhood-2024";
on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan - an operational training session with the Central Asian Regional Rapid Deployment Forces Command and a joint training with units of the Central Asian Rapid Deployment Forces “Rubezh-2024”.
Joint operational and combat training activities will be carried out in accordance with the plan approved by the Council of Ministers of Defense and the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils in order to maintain the readiness of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) to jointly carry out their earmarked tasks.
