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.
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.
The Head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations was elected Chairman of the CSTO Emergency Committee
05.09.2025
The press service of the ministry reports that the head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov, has been elected chairman of the CSTO Emergency Coordination Council.
"The Head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov, was elected chairman of the CSTO Emergency Coordination Council ... The meeting of the CSTO Emergency Committee was held in Kyrgyzstan... The CSTO chairmanship passes annually from state to state in alphabetical order: this year Kyrgyzstan holds the presidency, next year Russia," the message says.
Kurenkov suggested focusing on three priority areas of joint work: the exchange of experience and advanced technologies, professional development of employees, and the development of practical skills for interaction in emergency response.