On May 7, the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov held a working meeting in Moscow at the CSTO Joint Staff aimed at improving issues related to crisis response and expert cooperation.
On May 6, 2026, a meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykovand newly appointed Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the CSTO Vladimir Bespaly.
28 April marks the Day of the CSTO Joint Staff. It should be recalled that on 28 April 2003, in Dushanbe, the Collective Security Council, guided by the need to establish a military staff body responsible for implementing the military component of the Collective Security Treaty, adopted the Decision “On the Establishment of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.”
The CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov met with MGIMO Rector and RAS Academician Anatoly Torkunov
13.03.2026
A working meeting was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs between Talatbek Masadykov, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and Anatoly Torkunov, Rector of MGIMO and Academician of RAS.
The parties have discussed prospects for cooperation between the CSTO and a leading specialized university, focusing on the training of international relations specialists in the field of Eurasian security. During the discussion, it was noted that drawing on MGIMO’s expertise and academic resources could significantly strengthen the analytical support for the Organization’s activities.
The Secretary-General emphasized the importance of in-depth, evidence-based research for developing solutions to a wide range of contemporary challenges and threats.
The rector of MGIMO, in turn, confirmed the university’s interest in active cooperation, noting the priority attention the university has traditionally given to the study of international security.
Among the specific agreements is the organization of the International Scientific and Practical Conference titled “The Outlines of a New Architecture of Collective Security: Current Issues in the CSTO’s Information and Analytical Partnership.”
