Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
The CSTO Secretary General had a meeting with the Head of the Bureau of the International Organization for Migration in Moscow
17.11.2022
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.
