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.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov will go to the Republic of Belarus to meet with the country's the top political and defense leadership
10.02.2023
The Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Imangali Tasmagambetov will visit the Republic of Belarus on February 12-13.
During the visit, he is scheduled to meet with the Chairman of the CSTO Collective Security Council, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The Secretary General will present for approval the plan of measures to implement decisions of the November (2022) session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the implementation of priority areas of the Collective Security Treaty Organization during the presidency of the Republic of Belarus, which was agreed by the CSTO Permanent Council on the eve.
The CSTO Secretary General is also expected to hold talks with the Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik, the State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Alexander Volfovich, and the Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin.
This is I. Tasmagambetov's first visit to Minsk in his capacity as the Organization's top administrative official. The Republic of Belarus will chair the CSTO in 2023.
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