CSTO has new Secretary General

Imangali Tasmagambetov took office as the Secretary General of the Organization of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO).

November 23, 2022 In Yerevan, participants in the meeting of the CSTO collective security council decided to appoint Imangali Tasmagambetov General Secretary of the Organization.

Previously, this position was held by Stanislav Zas, State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus.

The Secretary General is the highest administrative official of the CSTO and is conducting the leadership of the Secretariat. According to the Charter of the CSTO, the Secretary General is appointed for a period of three years on the proposal of the Council of Foreign Affairs of the CSTO countries.