On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
The presentation of the CSTO was held for the delegation of the University of Defence of the Republic of Serbia in the Secretariat of the Organization
June 19, 2019, the CSTO Secretariat held a meeting of the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Piotr Tsikhanouski and Deputy Head of the CSTO Joint Staff Major General Sergei Kuprik with a delegation of the University of Defense of the Republic of Serbia headed by Colonel General Goran Radovanovic, rector of the University of Defense. The Serbian delegation was attended by the Secretary General of the President of the Republic of Serbia, Nikola Selakovic, who is currently a student at the University of Defense.
During the meeting, Piotr Tsikhanouski gave a briefing with a multimedia presentation on the history of the creation and activities of the CSTO as a multi-functional collective security organization created to ensure the collective security of the CSTO member states and countering new types of challenges and threats.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General expressed confidence in the long-term perspective of cooperation with the Serbian side in all spheres, including military sphere and also the training of military personnel. In recent years the military observers from Serbia have repeatedly participated in the trainings of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces - “The Indestructible Brotherhood” ("Nerushimoe Bratstvo").
The parties confirmed their mutual interest in cooperation in key areas of regional security.
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