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.
A meeting was held between Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabaev and UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Central Asia Kaha Imnadze
17.04.2026
On 17 April 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabaev and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Central Asia, Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Kaha Imnadze.
During the meeting, the parties noted the dynamic development of contacts between the CSTO Secretariat and UNRCCA, as well as other relevant UN structures.
In the course of exchanging views on a wide range of issues on the international agenda, particular attention was paid to the situation in Central Asia. The importance of continuous monitoring of the impact of the “Afghan factor” on peace and security in the region was emphasized, as well as the need for preventive measures to counter risks and threats to regional security and stability. The sides also highlighted the importance of strengthening interaction between representatives of the CSTO Secretariat and UNRCCA in the information forecasting and analytical domains.
