On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 18, 2026, the 2nd Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, entitled “Development of Cooperation among the Defense Industries (Military-Industrial Complexes) of the CSTO Member States: 20 Years of Practical Cooperation”, was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The event brought together representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, defense enterprises, and other institutions and organizations of the CSTO member states.
A delegation of the CSTO Secretariat, headed by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, is taking part in the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”, being held in Minsk from June 17 to 19, 2026.
Regular meeting of the Working Group on Electronic Warfare under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers held in Saint Petersburg
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.
