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.
On May 20–21, 2026, a Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists of the CSTO member states was held in St. Petersburg within the framework of the Russian Federation’s chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On May 19, 2026, Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met in Vienna with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen.
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
On May 18, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, together with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the CSTO member states in Vienna, took part in a solemn wreath and flower-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet Liberator Soldier at Schwarzenbergplatz.
Delegation from the CSTO Secretariat headed by the Organization's Deputy Secretary General will take part in the 13th international meeting of high representatives in charge of security issues
15.05.2025
Delegation of the CSTO Secretariat headed by the Deputy Secretary General of the Organization will take part in the 13th international meeting of high representatives in charge of security issues. The event will take place on May 27-29, 2025, in Moscow, under the chairmanship of Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu.
The forum's agenda includes issues of international security cooperation.
The Security Council of the Russian Federation has been organizing an annual international meeting of high representatives in charge of security issues since 2010. The Forum is an important international platform for the exchange of views on all issues related to security in the world and mechanisms for strengthening cooperation between partner countries in combating international terrorism, extremism, transnational crime, drug trafficking and new challenges and threats.
