On November 4, 2026, a working session entitled “The CSTO in Greater Eurasia: Current Status and Prospects” was held in Minsk as part of the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security.
On November 3, 2026, the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security was held in Minsk. The event was attended by President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev, SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev, OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu, representatives of the leadership of the foreign ministries of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and a number of other states.
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.
The CSTO Secretary General meets with Belarusian Defense Minister
30.10.2024
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with Viktor Khrenin, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, in Minsk.
The parties discussed the main areas of cooperation on the organization's platform this year, as well as possible areas of further interaction.
The head of the Belarusian defense ministry briefed the CSTO Secretary General on the current military and political situation in the Eastern European region of collective security, as well as informed about the position of the Belarusian side on the agenda of the upcoming joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers, the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the CSTO member states to be held on November 28, 2024 in Astana.
Speaking about the CSTO activities in the near future, the Minister of Defense noted that the main attention of the Belarusian side will be focused on the preparation and holding of joint trainings in the format of the organization “Interaction-2025”, “Search-2025”, “Echelon-2025” on the territory of Belarus in September 2025, implementation of the provisions of the strategy of collective security for the period up to 2025.
