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 the 38th meeting of the CSTO Ministerial Council Working Group on Afghanistan
07.12.2023
On 7 December 2023, the 38th meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Ministerial Council was held with the participation of the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabaev.
The event was also attended by delegations of the Organization's member states, as well as the UNOCT, the UNRCCA, the CIS ATC, the Coordination Service of the CIS Council of Border Guard Commanders, the SCO RATS.
There was a thorough exchange of views on the situation in Afghanistan. The participants noted the persistence of unfavorable trends in the socio-economic and security spheres. The risks of terrorist and drug threats emanating from the territory of that country were emphasized.
The Working Group's readiness to assist in coordinating the activities of CSTO member states in stabilizing the situation and establishing peace processes in Afghanistan was confirmed.
At the end of the meeting, the Protocol of the meeting and the Group's Work Plan for the first half of 2024 were adopted.
