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.
In the Kyrgyz Republic, a command-staff exercise began with military contingents of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO “Interaction-2018”
10.10.2018
October 10, 20`8 in the Kyrgyz Republic at the training ground of the training center of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan "Edelweiss", a solemn opening of a command-staff exercise with military contingents of the Collective Operational Response Forces of the CSTO "Cooperation-2018" was held. and Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the Joint Staff of the Organization.
Airborne assault, motorized rifle and artillery units, special-purpose groups, as well as long-range, military transport, assault, army aviation and unmanned aerial vehicle crews take part in the maneuvers.
Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, said: “The special feature of the Interaction-2018 exercise is that it’s a command and staff focus and we focus on the coordination and preparation of the management bodies of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces. About 2,000 troops, 300 pieces of equipment, about 40 aircraft, including UAVs, are involved in the exercise.
Anatoly Sidorov noted that representatives of all CSTO member states are taking part in the exercise. It is not aggressive in nature, and is aimed at practicing actions to combat illegal armed groups, suppress terrorist activities and protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the CSTO member states.
“For the first time this year, the officers of the CSTO Joint Staff entered the command of the RRF. We use a large number of aviation from several states at this exercise, this will allow the crews to work out close cooperation with the troops operating on the ground, ”said Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov.
In turn, Lieutenant-General Yury Petrov, Deputy Commander of the Central Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, said at the opening ceremony that the situation taking shape in the Central Asian region, and above all the threats emanating from Afghanistan, was taken into account.
The command-staff exercise with military contingents of the Collective Operational Response Forces of the CSTO "Interaction-2018" is carried out in the framework of a single plan of the operational-strategic exercises of the CSTO "Combat Brotherhood-2018"
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