On May 26 of this year, a round table entitled “35 Years of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Results, Tasks, and Prospects” was held at the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The event was attended by heads of integration structures in the post-Soviet space, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as representatives of the embassies of CIS countries in Russia. Opening remarks were delivered by the moderator, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin.
On May 26, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. The participants conducted a substantive exchange of views on issues related to strengthening security in the CSTO area of responsibility.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, and Acting Director of the African Union Counter-Terrorism Centre Idriss Mounir Lallali.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting took place at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, Kazem Jalali.
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.
The CSTO Secretary General addressed the high-level Conference "Eurasian Security: Reality and Prospects in a Transforming World"
26.10.2023
In the course of the high-level International Conference "Eurasian Security: Reality and Prospects in a Transforming World", the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov noted that hot conflicts often became a tool of geopolitical confrontation.
"It is not the first year that experts have noted the growth of military and political tension in Eurasia. In such an environment of strategic instability, numerous dormant conflicts are moving into a hot phase, and new ones are emerging," Imangali Tasmagambetov said.
According to him, due to the lack of dialogue between the world's leading powers on the entire spectrum of threats to international security, more and more new crisis situations with predictable consequences inevitably emerge.
For its part, the Collective Security Treaty Organization is consistently committed to a unifying agenda.
"The situation requires increased attention from all global and regional centers without exception, including military and political alliances," the CSTO Secretary General stressed.
