From 25 to 27 July, the CSTO Joint Staff hosted a working meeting of the heads of defense communication management bodies of the CSTO member states.
On 13 July, Minsk hosted the 2nd meeting of the Coordination Council of authorized bodies of the CSTO member States on biological security issues. The Council meeting was attended by representatives of all CSTO member states.
The Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Imangali Tasmagambetov took part in the 23 Plenary Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which was chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on July 4, 2023, via videoconferencing.
On the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization I. Tasmagambetov will participate in the 23rd plenary meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states Council on July 4, 2023, which will be held via videoconferencing.
The CAR CRDF are tasked with "liquidation" of illegal armed groups as part of "Rubezh-2022" training in the Republic of Tajikistan
On October 18 of this year, as part of the joint training “Rubezh-2022” at the “Harbmaidon” range, the decision to conduct a joint operation was approved at the CAR CRDF command post.
Major General Abdukhoshim Gulomzoda, the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan, Major General Viktor Lisovsky, the Deputy Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, and representatives of defense ministries of the CSTO member states participated in the event.
Colonel Yevgeny Okhrimenko, commander of the CAR CRDF, reported on the decision to conduct joint operations, which was approved by the head of the training.
According to the legend of the training, illegal armed formations crossed the state border of a CSTO member state and seized border settlements. As part of the first stage of the training, an operational deployment of the CAR CRDF, which is tasked with eliminating illegal armed formations and restoring the situation along the state border, was carried out.
The CAR CRDF units have begun their missions in a difficult operational environment and in mountainous and desert terrain.
Military contingents of the member states of the Central Asian region and task forces from the CSTO Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat are taking part in practical operations at the “Harbmaidon” training range. The core of the Russian contingent consists of servicemen of the Central Military District from the 201st Military Base. The total number of the training participants is about 1,000 men and more than 300 pieces of military and special equipment, including aircraft, helicopters and strike drones.
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Joint press center of the CSTO trainings