On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 18, 2026, the 2nd Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, entitled “Development of Cooperation among the Defense Industries (Military-Industrial Complexes) of the CSTO Member States: 20 Years of Practical Cooperation”, was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The event brought together representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, defense enterprises, and other institutions and organizations of the CSTO member states.
A delegation of the CSTO Secretariat, headed by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, is taking part in the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”, being held in Minsk from June 17 to 19, 2026.
Regular meeting of the Working Group on Electronic Warfare under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers held in Saint Petersburg
The CSTO flag is set on the top of Mount Elbrus in honor of the anniversary of the CSTO - "30 Years of Collective Security
27.08.2022The CSTO flag is set on the top of Mount Elbrus in honor of the anniversary of the CSTO - "30 Years of Collective Security
On August 25, 2022 soldiers of the mountain unit of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia conquered Elbrus, the highest mountain peak in Russia and Europe, and placed the flag of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on its summit.
The responsible and difficult task of climbing the snow-covered peak of Mount Elbrus (5,642 meters) within the "Elbrus Ring" competition of the VIII Army International Games "Army-2022" was successfully completed by teams of mountain units of the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. The honorable mission of installing the CSTO flag was performed by servicemen of the Republic of Armenia, which holds the CSTO presidency in 2022.
The installation of the flag is timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
The action is aimed at popularizing the CSTO, demonstrating close allied relations and determination to further develop cooperation to ensure and strengthen it.
