From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
On June 3, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers (CDM) was held at the Patriot Central Park of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of the Russian side. The meeting was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrey Serdyukov.
From June 1 to 3, Saratov (Russian Federation) is hosting a series of events involving the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization aimed at strengthening the collective response system to biological threats.
On June 1, 2026, consultations at the deputy foreign minister level of the CSTO member states were held in Moscow.
On May 28, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the International Security Forum held under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. More than 150 delegations from 120 countries participated in the event.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov visited the CSTO Joint Staff
12.01.2023
On January 12 this year, Imangali Tasmagambetov, the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General, who assumed his duties from January 1, 2023, visited the CSTO Joint Staff.
Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, briefed the new head of the Organization on the main directions of activities in the development of the collective security system with regard to the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces), on improving the organization of joint operational and combat training activities, joint training of military personnel and specialists for the armed forces of CSTO member states, and on multilateral military and technical cooperation.
The Secretary General was told about the work of the structural subdivisions of the CSTO, was shown the decision-making hall of the CSTO Crisis Response Center, was introduced to the historical exposition of the lecture and exhibition hall located in the International Military Center.
At the end of the working visit, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov noted that life dictated certain challenges and we had to solve them together. "The issue of security in our regions certainly rests on the shoulders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which means it rests on our shoulders. Thank you very much for your service, we will work together," Imangali Tasmagambetov said.
