From June 24 to 26, second staff talks were held in the Republic of Kazakhstan on the organization and conduct of the joint exercise “Rubezh-2026” with units of the Central Asian Collective Rapid Deployment Forces (CAR CRDF).
On June 23, 2026, a ceremonial event was held at the Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to mark the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Collective Security Council's decision granting the Institute the status of the Basic Educational Institution for Continuing Professional Education of law enforcement and special service personnel of the CSTO member states in the fields of counterterrorism, combating extremism, illicit drug trafficking, illegal migration, and other forms of transnational organized crime, as well as for the training of specialists for peacekeeping missions and teaching staff of educational institutions.
85 years ago, the Great Patriotic War began. The war machine of Nazi Germany launched a treacherous attack against Soviet cities and villages and committed unprecedented atrocities against Soviet citizens. The peoples of the Soviet Union rose to defend their common Motherland and paid an enormous price for peace, freedom, and the right to live on their own land.
On June 17–18, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov visited sections of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus with Poland and Lithuania.
Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Meets with CSTO Secretary General
27.02.2020
On February 27, A. Simonyan, Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, met with CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who is in Armenia on a working visit.
The meeting was attended by Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kocharian and Mr. Biyagov, Armenian Representative to the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
The Vice Speaker congratulated Mr. Zas on his appointment as CSTO Secretary General.
Mr. Simonyan noted that the CSTO is one of the most important elements of the security system of our country, and Armenia is interested in the effective work of this structure. In his opinion, the activities of the CSTO should contribute to maintaining balance and peace in our region.
The Vice Speaker of the National Assembly highlighted the holding of the CSTO Council and the CSTO PA plenary in Yerevan last year. He stressed that the Armenian delegation is actively working in the CSTO PA, directing its efforts to improving relations.
Mr. Zas, thanking for the reception in the National Assembly and congratulations, expressed readiness for cooperation. The interlocutors also addressed issues of cooperation within the framework of the CSTO.
