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.
A delegation of the CSTO Secretariat, headed by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, is taking part in the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”, being held in Minsk from June 17 to 19, 2026.
Regular meeting of the Working Group on Electronic Warfare under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers held in Saint Petersburg
The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas spoke in Dushanbe at a high-level conference on international and regional cooperation on border security and counterterrorism
18.10.2022
A high-level Conference on "International and Regional Cooperation on Border Security and Management to Counter Terrorism and Prevent Terrorist Movement", organized jointly by the UN Office for Counter-Terrorism, the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, the OSCE and the EU, began its work in Dushanbe, on October 18 this year.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Stanislav Zas, addressed the Conference. He noted that the CSTO actively supported international initiatives to strengthen border security to combat terrorism by stemming the flow of foreign terrorist fighters across borders.
"We are pleased with the development of our cooperation in this area with the UN Counter-Terrorism Office, the UN Counter-Terrorism Center, and the UN Preventive Diplomacy Center for Central Asia under the Border Security and Management Program and the "Towards a Joint Action Plan" project, carried out in accordance with the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia," Stanislav Zas said in his statement.
According to him, by expanding interaction and information exchange, the CSTO sees the potential to develop cooperation between the Organization and the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, the Anti-Terrorist Center of the CIS member states and the Council of Border Guard Commanders in order to collectively counter terrorist threats in Central Asia.
"I would like to take this opportunity to note that in order to counter terrorist threats, the CSTO has formed and continues to improve a system of collective security, including military and special operational and preventive measures and mechanisms. In the course of joint trainings and operations, the readiness of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces, as well as special structures of the CSTO member states to act as intended, is tested," the CSTO Secretary General said.
He stressed that consolidation of efforts to ensure collective security was a paramount task for the CSTO. "At the same time, noting the dramatically changed situation in Afghanistan, which has led to potential border problems, we clearly understand that the security of the region as a whole depends on preventing terrorists from crossing borders," Stanislav Zas, speaking at the conference, said.
The CSTO Secretary General expressed confidence that the outcome of the Conference "will be a positive contribution to our common cause”.
"We welcome at the end of the Conference the adoption of the “Dushanbe Declaration on Cooperation on Border Security and Management to Counter Terrorism and Prevent Terrorist Movement," Stanislav Zas concluded in his speech.
The event is being held in Dushanbe on October 18-19, 2022.
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