A working meeting was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs between Taalatbek Masadykov, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and Anatoly Torkunov, Rector of MGIMO and Academician of RAS.
Video message from Valery Semerikov, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General, to participants in a thematic event organized by Russia “on the margins” of the 69th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs “Regional Efforts to Combat Drug Crime: Best Practices of the CSTO, the SCO, and the CIS”
A working meeting chaired by Lieutenant General Anatoly Yakovlev, Head of the CSTO Troop Deployment Planning Department (Collective Forces), was held with the participation of representatives of the defense ministries of the Republic of Belarus (via videoconferencing), the Russian Federation, and the CSTO Joint Staff.
On 5 March 2026, a working meeting was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation Yuri Seliverstov.
On 4 March, Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic Adilet Orozbekov presented certificates of advanced training in the field of “Information Security of Automated Systems” to civil servants.
CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov took part in a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and parliamentarians and ambassadors of the CSTO member states
13.02.2026
On 13 February, a traditional meeting was held in Moscow between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and the chairs of the parliamentary committees (commissions) of the CSTO member states responsible for international relations, defense and security. CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and ambassadors of the Organization’s member states also took part in the event.
The participants summarized the results of multifaceted cooperation within the CSTO framework and discussed priority areas of activity during Russia’s chairmanship of the Organization in 2026, with a focus on further strengthening inter-parliamentary ties and foreign policy coordination. The meeting participants exchanged views on key issues of the international and regional agenda.
Awards of the Collective Security Treaty Organization were presented to employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and ministerial awards were also presented to representatives of the Secretariat of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
