Nikolai Bordyuzha

9 Jul 2013 in 11:39

CSTO forces train in Rostov Region

The CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces is having drills called Cobalt-2013 at base N1 of the Kamadovsky Training Center of the North Caucasus Regional Command of the Internal Forces of the Russian Interior Ministry in the Rostov Region to train counter-terrorism operations, CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zaynetdinov said.Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan take part in the drills. The active phase of the training will start on July 11, attended by CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha.

8 Jul 2013 in 13:40

Unclear geopolitical directions of Armenia

The West showed Yerevan a "yellow card"

3 Jul 2013 in 9:35

Alma Ata concludes CSTO conference on Central Asian stability

Alma Ata held a CSTO conference on stability of Central Asia yesterday. Alexey Vlasov, Editor-in-Chief of Vestnik Kavkaza, focused on development of countries of the region and withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan.

2 Jul 2013 in 11:21

CSTO prepares for new risks

CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha said at a round-table conference on stability in Central Asia in Alma Ata today that the organization was preparing for risks comparable with the revolution in Kyrgyzstan of April 7, 2010, when President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s power was taken by Rosa Otumbayeva.

26 Jun 2013 in 9:52

Formation of CSTO forces to be discussed in Yerevan

Yerevan will host a forum in Yerevan today to discuss formation of CSTO frces, RIA Novosti reports.The forum was initiated by the Institute for National Strategic Studies named after Drastamat Kanayan of the Armenian Ministry, secretariat of the CSTO and the CSTO Institute.Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Oganyan, CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha, members of the CSTO council of scientists and experts, specialists from Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Russia and diplomats will attend the talks.

21 Jun 2013 in 11:46

Members of CSTO Military Committee to meet in Moscow

Members of the CSTO Military Committee will meet in Moscow on June 25. Heads of general staffs and CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha will attend the talks to discuss security threats and further integration, according to goals set the a summit in Bishkek on May 27-28, 2013, News Armenia reports.The committee will consider practical means of realizing goals of the organization until 2020, formation of joint air defenses and their integration. Attendants of the meeting will discuss inspection of collective security systems according to the plan for 2013.

24 May 2013 in 11:56

CSTO defense ministers to meet in Bishkek on May 27

CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha, Defense Ministers Taalaybek Omuraliyev (Kyrgyzstan), Sergey Shoygu (Russia), Adilbek Jaksybekov (Kazakhstan), Sherali Khayrulloyev (Tajikistan), Yuri Jadobin (Belarus) and Seyran Oganyan (Armenia) will meet in Bishkek on May 27, Trend reports.CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and Lieutenant-General Alexander Studenikin, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, will join the meeting.

12 Apr 2013 in 10:12

CSTO to form collective aviation

Secretary General of the CSTO Nikolai Bordyuzha said that the organization was planning to form collective air forces, News Armenia reports.The collective air forces will assist in ground operations, help transport soldiers. The joint air defenses will not be part of the collective air forces.

11 Mar 2013 in 13:28

CSTO secretary general describes information and analysis of organization

CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha has presented a report on information and analysis at the CSTO Analytical Association. Experts attending the meeting discussed signing of a memorandum on formation of an expert association of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The Institute for Caspian Cooperation, Institute for Economic Strategies of the RAS and the ECOOM Analytical Center of Minsk are its initiators.

4 Feb 2013 in 13:46

Last week in the South Caucasus (28 January - 3 February)

Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia: internal and international collisions in the review by Alexei Vlasov

4 Feb 2013 in 11:58

Azerbaijan will not allow landings at Khojaly Airport

Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said that no landings would be allowed at the Khojaly Airport, although Azerbaijan would not use force to prevent them.

21 Dec 2012 in 13:50

CSTO forces will be created

CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha and Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev shared plans regarding the CSTO in the near future

15 Nov 2012 in 15:08

Shamanov may become head of new CSTO military committee

General Staff chiefs of CSTO member-states will supervise the new CSTO military committee, Secretary General of the organization Nikolai Bordyuzha said, RIA Novosti reports.The chiefs will develop a concept for military cooperation. Formation of the military committee will be discussed at the Collective Security Council during a session in Moscow on December 19.Colonel-General Vladimir Shamanov, Commander of the Airborne Forces, will most likely become the head of the CSTO Joint Staff.

1 Nov 2012 in 15:29

CSTO still expects Uzbekistan to restore membership

CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha said at the 10th session of the Interstate Commission for Military and Economic Cooperation of the CSTO that Uzbekistan’s quitting the organization was temporary, RIA Novosti reports.Uzbekistan quit the organization in June 2012.The organization believes that Uzbekistan cannot maintain its national security alone, especially with the Afghan factor.Bordyuzha said that a project was prepared to determine further steps on Uzbekistan’s leaving the CSTO.

15 Oct 2012 in 14:34

Armenian National Security Council secretary to visit Moscow

Artur Bagdasaryan, Secretary of the Armenian National Security Council, will visit Moscow on October 15-17, Armenia Today reports.

1 Oct 2012 in 13:51

CSTO invites UN for military drills

The CSTO has invited the UN for the Unbreakable Brotherhood hosted by Kazakhstan in October, according to the memorandum signed by CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha and UN Deputy Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Erve Ladsu at the UN Headquarters on September 28, Interfax-Azerbaijan reports.The document includes the principles and trends of peacekeeping, the exchange of information and the maintenance of peace and security.

19 Sep 2012 in 12:05

Armenia concludes CSTO training

The Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) of the CSTO have started the final stage of the Vzaimodeystviye-2012 military drills at the Marshal Bagramyan Range in the Armavir Region of Armenia, RIA Novosti reports.Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha, Armenian and Russian Defense Ministers Seyran Oganyan and Anatoly Serdyukov, heads of diplomatic missions of Armenia, UN and OSCE observers are attending the drills.

23 May 2012 in 15:35

CSTO does not rule out aggravations in Afghanistan

The departure of the ISAF from Afghanistan may worsen the situation, Director General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha said at a video conference of Astana, Yerevan, Kiev and Kishinev, Habar reports.Afghan militants may try to break into Middle Asian states, especially Tajikistan. NATO forces will leave Afghanistan in 2014.