October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
From October 18 to 23 this year, a special exercise codenamed “Cobalt-2026” will be held in the Republic of Tajikistan.
Today, the active phase of the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) of the CSTO “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” concluded in the Russian Federation.
In the Russian Federation, at the Chebarkulsky training range, particular attention is being paid to organizing the evacuation and repair of damaged equipment under the threat of enemy UAV attacks during the special exercise with the logistics forces and assets of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) “Echelon-2026”.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov attended the opening of the “Combat Brotherhood-2023” joint trainings
01.09.2023
On 1 September 2023, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov, who is on a working visit to the Republic of Belarus, took part in the opening of the joint operational-strategic trainings of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) "Combat Brotherhood-2023".
Addressing the training participants, the CSTO Secretary General noted the complex international situation against the backdrop of the trainings.
"New sources of tension are emerging in various regions of the world and old conflicts are escalating. Modern crises are increasingly hybrid in nature and require special approaches to their resolution.
The peculiarity of these trainings is their comprehensiveness. Today, the use of a military component is not sufficient for the successful conduct of an operation. A systematic approach is needed, involving close cooperation and collaboration between a whole range of forces and means.
New challenges and security threats have largely determined the format of the upcoming event," the CSTO Secretary General said.
Concluding his speech, Imangali Tasmagambetov expressed his confidence that the strengthening of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces was the most important condition for protecting the vital security interests of the Organization's member states and for building a system of unified and indivisible security at the region.
