Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
Acting Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov received United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Miroslav Jenča
12.04.2019
On April 12, 2019, the Acting Secretary General of the CSTO, V.Semerikov, held a meeting with Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations on political and peace-building and peacekeeping operations Mr. Miroslav Jenča at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. They discussed the current and future cooperation of the two organizations, with particular attention to regional issues of peace and security.
The conversation took place in the atmosphere of mutual understanding traditional for contacts between the CSTO and the United Nations Secretariats, and was a regular meeting within the framework of the established practice of regular “checking hours” by representatives of their leadership on strengthening security and stability and countering contemporary challenges and threats.
Both parties expressed mutual satisfaction with the ongoing development of cooperation between the two organizations and confirmed their intention to pursue further expansion and increase the efficiency of interaction in areas of common interest.
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