On June 23, 2026, a ceremonial event was held at the Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to mark the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Collective Security Council's decision granting the Institute the status of the Basic Educational Institution for Continuing Professional Education of law enforcement and special service personnel of the CSTO member states in the fields of counterterrorism, combating extremism, illicit drug trafficking, illegal migration, and other forms of transnational organized crime, as well as for the training of specialists for peacekeeping missions and teaching staff of educational institutions.
85 years ago, the Great Patriotic War began. The war machine of Nazi Germany launched a treacherous attack against Soviet cities and villages and committed unprecedented atrocities against Soviet citizens. The peoples of the Soviet Union rose to defend their common Motherland and paid an enormous price for peace, freedom, and the right to live on their own land.
On June 17–18, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov visited sections of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus with Poland and Lithuania.
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.
The CSTO Secretary General will arrive in the Kyrgyz Republic on a working visit
30.08.2021On September 1-2, this year, the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Stanislav Zas will arrive in the Kyrgyz Republic for meetings with the political and defense establishments of the country.
Stanislav Zas is expected to be received by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov. The Secretary General is also scheduled to meet with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Ministers of Defense, and the Secretary of the Security Council of the country.
The CSTO Secretary General will discuss the preparation for the upcoming regular session of the Collective Security Council in Dushanbe on September 15-16, and a joint meeting of the CFM, the CMD and CSSC, as well as inform about the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility.
On the day before the visit, Stanislav Zas said: "On the eve of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the leadership and citizens of the country on this great holiday and wish peace, good and prosperity to everyone!"
He noted that the CSTO member States highly appreciated the role of the Kyrgyz Republic in strengthening peace and stability in the Eurasian space, as well as increasing the effectiveness of interaction within the entire Organization. "I express my confidence that from September 7 to 9, the Kyrgyz Republic will conduct joint trainings "Rubezh-2021" with the units of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian region of the CSTO at the highly professional level." - Stanislav Zas stressed._________________________________________________________
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