Military equipment of the Russian unit of the CSTO peacekeeping force Video screenshot. Archival photo MOSCOW, January 9 The general staffs of the armed forces of the CSTO countries held a meeting on the riots in Kazakhstan on Sunday, during which they approved a number of documents on stabilization measures in the country and the work of peacekeepers, and also decided to launch a round-the-clock work of a round-the-clock video communication center with the defense ministries of the organization's countries, the press service of the united «On January 9, 2022, under the general leadership of the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, a working meeting was held via videoconference with the participation of representatives of the general staffs of the armed forces of the CSTO member states,» the message says. 
Serdyukov specified how long the CSTO peacekeepers will stay in Kazakhstan. the headquarters together with the CSTO Secretariat developed documents approved by the Collective Security Council, the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers on measures aimed at normalizing the situation in the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the formation of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces and on conducting a peacekeeping operation on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. » The CSTO has been switched to an enhanced mode of operation.
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«A round-the-clock work of the CSTO Crisis Response Center has been deployed, providing videoconferencing with the defense departments of the CSTO member states. In order to fulfill peacekeeping tasks, the CSTO Joint Headquarters coordinates interaction between the CSTO Central Committee, the CSTO CSTO control center, and the defense ministries of the CSTO member states,» The headquarters also noted that interaction with defense departments regarding the organization of material and technical support, the deployment of military contingents of the CSTO member states and the replenishment of necessary funds was taken under special control. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the first days of 2022 — residents of cities Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a twofold increase in prices for liquefied gas. Later, the protests spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata, the old capital and the largest city of the republic: looting began there, militants attacked state institutions, took away weapons. In response, the authorities declared a state of emergency across the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, about 1,000 people were injured during the protests in Kazakhstan. According to the updated data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 16 security officials were killed. On the morning of January 5, Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev dismissed the government and headed the Security Council. At the first meeting of the Security Council under his leadership, Tokayev described the situation in Kazakhstan as undermining the integrity of the state and said that he had asked the CSTO for help «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation in the country. On January 7, Tokayev said that terrorists, including those who arrived from abroad, continued to resist, and promised to destroy those who did not lay down their arms. In addition, the President noted that all the demands of citizens, expressed in peaceful forms, were heard. 
Serdyukov spoke about the tasks of the CSTO peacekeepers in Kazakhstan