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 participated in the meeting of the Russian Foreign Minister with parliamentarians of the CSTO member states
08.02.2025
On 7 February, in Moscow, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, met with the chairmen of the committees (commissions) of the parliaments of the CSTO member states whose jurisdiction includes international relations, defense and security issues.
The event was attended by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and ambassadors of the Organization's member states.
The sides have summarized the results of cooperation within the CSTO in 2024. They outlined the main directions for developing the collective security system, strengthening the parliamentary dimension and deepening foreign policy coordination. They exchanged views on topical issues on the international and regional agenda.
