From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Today, a conference entitled “The Role and Place of Media in CSTO Member States in Efforts to Contain Crisis (Emergency) Situations in Collective Security Regions” was held in Minsk.
Joint Staff Delegation of the CSTO Participates in the 12th Meeting of Heads of Border Services of SCO Member States
21.07.2026
On July 17, a delegation of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization took part in the 12th Meeting of Heads of Border Services of the Competent Authorities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States, held in Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
During the meeting, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov noted that the Organization’s key tasks are the timely identification of signs indicating the emergence of crisis situations within its area of responsibility and the adoption of appropriate measures to resolve them. He also emphasized that ensuring collective security requires close cooperation with all relevant international organizations.
On the sidelines of the meeting, representatives of the CSTO Joint Staff held discussions with the leadership of the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center, and the Coordination Service of the CIS Council of Border Troops Commanders on further developing cooperation among the working bodies of the organizations.
