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 has informed the heads of CSTO member States on the completion of withdrawal of peacekeeping contingents from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan
19.01.2022
There have been no casualities of personnel
On January 19, this year, the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas informed members of the CSTO Collective Security Council about the completion of the withdrawal of contingents of the Organization's Collective Peacekeeping Forces from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The telegram sent to the heads of States reads: "Pursuant to the CSTO Collective Security Council decision “On the completion of the peacekeeping operation in the Republic of Kazakhstan”, the withdrawal of military contingents of CSTO member States from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been completed and the units have arrived at their permanent deployment sites in an orderly manner and on time. There have been no casualities of personnel, weapons and military equipment”.
Stanislav Zas expressed gratitude to each member of the CSC for their personal participation in making critical collective decisions for the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Collective Security Treaty Organization, appreciation for coordinated and accurate actions, courage and combat skills of the peacekeeping contingents. "They carried out their tasks with dignity and honor during the peacekeeping operation in the Republic of Kazakhstan," the CSTO Secretary General noted.
Special appreciation was expressed to the Military Transport Aviation of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation and the Command of the Airborne Troops. The Kazakhstan was thanked for creating the necessary conditions for the deployment of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces.
Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, commander of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces in the Republic of Kazakhstan, arriving at the “Chkalovskiy” airfield in the Moscow Region after completing his mission, 1901.2022. Russian Ministry of Defense photo
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