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 CSTO Secretary General is on a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan
29.01.2025
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.
