During the “Conduct of combat operations” stage, two main training objectives are being practiced: the occupation by the national contingents of the CRDF CAR of the area of responsibility and the destruction of illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
The active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” has begun at the Koktal training range in the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the exercise, the participating forces are practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations to destroy illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
On September 11, 2026, a round table entitled “Kazakhstan–Central Asia–Greater Eurasia: resilience and security amid new challenges” was held at the Center for Social Conservative Policy. The event was organized by the CSTO Secretariat jointly with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS) and the Center for Social Conservative Policy (CSCP).
The event was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, Director of the ICCA RAS Kirill Babaev, members of the CSTO Permanent Council and representatives of the academic and expert communities of the member states. The discussion was moderated by Yuri Shuvalov, Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the CSTO Secretariat.
The delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, takes part in the events of the UN Online Week of Fight against Terrorism
06.07.2020
On July 6, 2020, the “Online Week of Fight against Terrorism” opened - a series of webinars conducted under the auspices of the UN Counter-Terrorism Directorate and interactive discussions on the strategic and practical tasks of countering terrorism in a global pandemic. The program of video events will continue until July 10.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, addressed the participants with an opening statement. He emphasized the essentiality of consolidating efforts of the international community in the battle against attempts of international terrorist groups to take advantage of the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to achieve its goals. At the meetings of the first day, presentations were made by the leaders of a number of specialized structures of the world organization.
In the course the Week, it is necessary to discuss the changes taking place in the world under the influence of the pandemic, in the projection on the main practical aspects of the fight against international terrorism, to hear authoritative experts.
A delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by the Deputy Secretary General of the Organization V.A. Semerikov, takes part in the events of the Online Week.
