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 Secretariat hosted consultations of the heads of press services (information units) of the foreign ministries of CSTO member states
13.12.2023
On 13 December 2023, the CSTO Secretariat held regular consultations of the heads of press services (information units) of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the CSTO member states on "Practical areas of cooperation between the press services of the Foreign Ministries of the CSTO member states". Representatives of the Secretariat and servicemen of the Organization's Joint Staff took part in the event.
The participants in the consultations have discussed in detail questions relating to the promotion of objective and complete information on the CSTO's activities and considered methods of jointly countering the dissemination of information distorting the essence and objectives of its work. It was deemed advisable to pay particular attention to the prompt exchange of up-to-date information and analytical materials.
There was an interested exchange of views on the most effective forms and methods of information activities on the Internet.
Issues relating to the establishment of a joint CSTO press center during various events, including joint trainings, were discussed.
