On May 26 of this year, a round table entitled “35 Years of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Results, Tasks, and Prospects” was held at the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The event was attended by heads of integration structures in the post-Soviet space, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as representatives of the embassies of CIS countries in Russia. Opening remarks were delivered by the moderator, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin.
On May 26, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. The participants conducted a substantive exchange of views on issues related to strengthening security in the CSTO area of responsibility.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, and Acting Director of the African Union Counter-Terrorism Centre Idriss Mounir Lallali.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting took place at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, Kazem Jalali.
On May 20, consultations of representatives (experts) of the defense agencies of the CSTO member states aimed at improving air defense and developing the CSTO Collective Aviation Forces were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff headquarters.
Announcement of the meeting of Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representatives to the CSTO with representatives of parliaments
04.09.2025
On September 5, 2025, in St. Petersburg, a working meeting of Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representatives to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) with plenipotentiary representatives of the parliaments of the CSTO member states in the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly and the CSTO PA Secretariat will take place.
Main topics for discussion:
⦁The practice and directions of interaction between the CSTO statutory bodies and the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly;
⦁The progress of ratification of international treaties concluded within the framework of the CSTO;
⦁ Formation of a draft Program of activities of the CSTO PA for the convergence and harmonization of the national legislation of the CSTO member states for 2026-2030;
⦁ Cooperation with international organizations and expansion of the number of CSTO observers and partners;
⦁ Participation of members of the CSTO Permanent Council in the upcoming meeting of the Chairmen of the parliamentary committees on international relations, defense and security in Moscow in February 2026;
⦁ Current issues of institutionalization of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly and the progress of the draft Agreement on the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
The following people will participate in the discussion: Sergey Valerievich Pospelov, Executive Secretary of the CSTO PA; Alexander Evgenievich Grinevich, Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the CSTO; Marat Zenikenovich Syzdykov, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the CSTO; Mirlan Ermekovich Turgunbekov, Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the CSTO, Chairman of the Permanent Council of the CSTO; Viktor Lvovich Vasiliev, Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Russian Federation to the CSTO; Jamshed Nurullo Saidzoda, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the CSTO; Kirill Yuryevich Golub, Head of the Legal Department of the CSTO Secretariat; Igor Nikolaevich Panarin, Consultant to the Department of Political Cooperation of the CSTO Secretariat, as well as the leadership and plenipotentiary representatives of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
The working meeting will be held on September 5 from 11:00 to 12:00 at 53 Shpalernaya str., Parliamentary Center, Saint Petersburg.
Additional information: +7 958 859 26 84, Natalia.
