On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
“Sputnik-Armenia” news agency: CSTO countries will stop together ominous trends in the international stage - Secretary General of the Organization
08.05.2020
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In the face of world challenges, increasing the CSTO's contribution to counteracting the distortion of the historical truth about the World War II is of particular importance, Stanislav Zas believes.
YEREVAN, May 8 - Sputnik. Secretary General of the Organization Stanislav Zas said in his greeting speech on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory in the Great Patriotic War that the joint actions of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states would allow blocking ominous trends in the international situation.
Zas noticed that this year the celebration of the Victory Day took place in an environment where humanity was facing a coronavirus pandemic and intensifying attempts to undermine the foundations of the world order that was laid down 75 years ago by the victorious states to rid future generations of the scourge of war.He noted that together we could strengthen common security, make a weighty contribution to maintaining peace and strengthening international security.
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“Under these conditions, increasing CSTO’s contribution to countering the distortion of the historical truth about the Second World War and countering to subrogation of international rights comes to the sharp focus” – the Organization’s Secretary General said.
According to Zas, the Victory Day is a great holiday, common to all, a symbol of the unity of peoples before the threat of the fascism, their whole-hearted deed on the battlefields and selfless labor in the home front.
“We are proud of our fathers and grandfathers, who got rid the world of Nazism, and cherish the memory of their feat. We remember those who met their demise in battles, and those who helped to reach the Great Victory in the home front with their heroic labor,” he emphasized.
The CSTO is a regional international organization. According to the charter, activities of the organization are "strengthening peace, international and regional security and stability, collective defense of the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of member states." At the same time, countries give priority to achieving political goals rather than military means. The organization includes the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan.
