Collective Security Treaty Organization

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO; Russian: Организация Договора о коллективной безопасности; Russian: ОДКБ) is a government military alliance in Eurasia. Its members of some post-Soviet states. The treaty was inspired by the Soviet Armed Forces.

Collective Security Treaty Organization
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AbbreviationCSTO
Formation
  • 14 February 1992 (as the Unified Armed Forces)
  • 15 May 1992 (as Collective Security Treaty)
  • 7 October 2002 (as Collective Security Treaty Organization)
TypeMilitary alliance
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
LocationEurasia
Membership
Official languagesRussian
Secretary GeneralImangali Tasmagambetov
ChairmanNikol Pashinyan
Websiteodkb-csto.org

On 15 May 1992, six post-Soviet states belonging to the Commonwealth of Independent States, Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, signed the Collective Security Treaty.[2]

Collective Security Treaty Organization Media

Notes

  1. Did not sign original treaty[1]

References

  1. "MULTILATERAL Treaty on collective security. Concluded at Tashkent on 15 May 1992. Correction of 18 May 1995 of the above-mentioned Treaty. Correction of 9 October 1995 of the above-mentioned Treaty" (PDF).
  2. ed, Alexei G. Arbatov ... (1999). Russia and the West : the 21st century security environment. Armonk, NY [u.a.]: Sharpe. p. 62. ISBN 978-0765604323. Retrieved 25 February 2015.