On 13 February, a traditional meeting was held in Moscow between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and the chairs of the parliamentary committees (commissions) of the CSTO member states responsible for international relations, defense and security. CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and ambassadors of the Organization’s member states also took part in the event.
CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov addressed the Fifth meeting of the chairs of the parliamentary committees (commissions) of the CSTO member states responsible for international relations, defense and security.
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) Sergey Shoigu gave an extensive interview to the Interfax news agency, in which he commented on the key areas of the Organization’s activities in 2026.
On 12 February, a briefing was held at the CSTO Crisis Response Center by Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrey Nikolaevich Serdyukov on the topic “Results of the joint training of command and control bodies and forces of the CSTO collective security system in 2025 and tasks for 2026.”
The CSTO Secretary General is on a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan
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On January 29, in Dushanbe, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov had a meeting with the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon.
The sides have discussed the tasks of cooperation within the CSTO. There was a thorough exchange of views on the situation in the Organization's zone of responsibility and along its perimeter. The sides discussed topical issues on the regional and international agenda.
President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon emphasized the importance of timely implementation of the CSTO Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border, which was approved by the CSTO Collective Security Council on November 28, 2024, in Astana, expressing confidence that effective cooperation in this direction would contribute to ensuring regional security.
During the conversation, attention was focused on further strengthening comprehensive work within the Organization to counter challenges and threats to security, in particular terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, cybercrime and transnational organized crime.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov also met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Mukhriddin, Commander of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security Major General Rajab Murodali Rajabzoda and Deputy Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan Aziz Nazar Savzali.
