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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| Abbreviation | CSTO |
| Formation |
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| Type | Military alliance |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Location | Eurasia |
| Membership | 6 members
3 former members
1 observers
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| Official languages | Russian |
| Secretary General | Imangali Tasmagambetov |
| Chairman | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Website | odkb-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
CSTO and EAEC leaders in 2006
The CSTO meeting in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, 8 November 2018
Notes
References
- ↑ "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).
- ↑ 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.