On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
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.
