1992 Creation of the CSTO

25 years ago, on May 15, 1992, on the basis of an agreement signed on that day in Tashkent by the heads of the CIS states, a military-political bloc was created - the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). It initially included Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. In 1993, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Georgia joined the CSTO. In 1999, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Uzbekistan left the CSTO. In 2006, Uzbekistan again joined the Organization, but left it again in 2012.