On May 20, consultations of representatives (experts) of the defense agencies of the CSTO member states aimed at improving air defense and developing the CSTO Collective Aviation Forces were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff headquarters.
On May 20–21, 2026, a Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists of the CSTO member states was held in St. Petersburg within the framework of the Russian Federation’s chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On May 19, 2026, Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met in Vienna with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen.
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
On May 18, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, together with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the CSTO member states in Vienna, took part in a solemn wreath and flower-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet Liberator Soldier at Schwarzenbergplatz.
The CSTO Secretary General had a meeting with the Head of the Bureau of the International Organization for Migration in Moscow
On November 17, 2022 in the CSTO Secretariat the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas met with the Head of the Bureau of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Moscow Marina Schramm.
During the meeting they pointed out the close and mutually beneficial cooperation which has developed in recent years between the CSTO Secretariat and the IOM Moscow Office. S Zas and M Schramm have discussed prospects for further co-operation and areas for joint activities.