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 Stanislav Zas in Minsk discussed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei international and regional security and cooperation of the CSTO and the UN
14.10.2020
On October 14, this year, in Minsk, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas, that visited the Republic of Belarus. BELTA news agency was informed about that by the Foreign Ministry Press Service.
"The parties exchanged opinions on the current situation in the field of international and regional security, spoke in favor of the development and strengthening of interaction between the CSTO and other international organizations, primarily with the UN. They also discussed promising areas of cooperation within the CSTO, issues of preparation for the upcoming meetings of the statutory bodies of the organization this year," the Foreign Ministry noted.
