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 Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization congratulated the officers of the CSTO Joint Staff on Defender of the Fatherland Day
20.02.2026
Today, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov congratulated the personnel of the CSTO Joint Staff on Defender of the Fatherland Day.
Congratulating the officers, Talatbek Masadykov, in particular, noted: “Within the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the tasks of ensuring the functioning and planning of the employment of the Collective Forces, the preparation and conduct of joint training activities, military-technical cooperation, coordination of the training of personnel and specialists, as well as the organization of the functioning of the Crisis Response Center are assigned to the Joint Staff and are successfully carried out thanks to the professionalism, responsibility, and dedication of servicemen of the armed forces of all member states of the Organization serving in the Joint Staff.”
“On this significant day, please accept my sincere words of gratitude for your conscientious military service, diligence, and high sense of duty. I wish you good health, success, and new professional achievements. Happiness and well-being to you and your loved ones. Peace and prosperity to our states,” the Secretary General of the Organization said.
Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Hero of the Russian Federation Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov, speaking at the ceremonial event, in particular, noted that “23 February has become a symbol of the unity of the defenders of the Fatherland, a symbol of the common heroic history of our peoples.”
Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov said: “On this day, we pay tribute to the indomitable generation of the Victors. We will always remember that in the Great Patriotic War it was the Soviet people who defended the freedom of our country, all of Europe, and the entire world.”
Addressing the participants of the event, Colonel General Serdyukov also said: “Our task is to remain constantly ready to defend the interests of the CSTO member states in a unified combat formation, as it has been throughout the history of our countries.”
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff also emphasized that among the unconditional priorities of the current year is the implementation of the priority areas of activity declared by the Russian Federation for the period of its chairmanship in the Organization, conducted under the motto announced by the President of Russia — “Collective security in a multipolar world: a single goal — shared responsibility.”
