On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov meets with Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev
08.06.2026
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.
The discussion focused on current issues of international and regional security, as well as prospects for deepening cooperation between the CSTO and leading research and analytical centers.
Talatbek Masadykov emphasized the importance of expert diplomacy for the objective analysis of the geopolitical situation in Eurasia. The Secretary General noted that the Organization is open to expanding partnership ties with authoritative research institutions.
For his part, Kirill Babaev briefed the CSTO Secretary General on the Institute’s key areas of activity.
The CSTO Secretary General expressed the Organization’s readiness to continue holding joint expert events with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
