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.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Today, a conference entitled “The Role and Place of Media in CSTO Member States in Efforts to Contain Crisis (Emergency) Situations in Collective Security Regions” was held in Minsk.
The CSTO Acting Secretary General Valery Semerikov attends the 82nd meeting of the Council of Commanders of the CIS Border Troops in Minsk
17.10.2019
On October 17, in Minsk, the Republic of Belarus, the regular 82nd meeting of the Council of Commanders of the Border Troops took place, chaired by the First Deputy Director - Head of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia, Army General Vladimir Kulishov.
The meeting was attended by delegations of the border agencies of the CIS member states and the SKPV Coordination Service, Honorary Members of the Council of Commanders of the Border Troops, heads of interacting competent CIS bodies and working structures of relevant international organizations, as well as CSTO Acting Secretary General Valery Semerikov.
During the meeting, the situation developing on the external borders of the CIS member states and its development trends were analyzed.
Valery Semerikov in his speech “On joint efforts to maintain a stable environment on the common security space and on the external borders of the CSTO member states” emphasized the situation in the Organization’s area of responsibility, touched on questions of the CSTO measures to strengthen the Tajik-Afghan border, to counter challenges and outgoing threats from the territory of Afghanistan, informed about CSTO initiatives to maintain regional stability and security.
On the sidelines of the 82nd meeting of the SKPV, Valery Semerikov also held working meetings with the heads of the border agencies of the CSTO member states. In particular, issues were discussed regarding the implementation of the draft CSTO Interstate Program for Strengthening Tajik-Afghan Borders.
At a gala reception at the Palace of the Republic for significant contribution to strengthening the border security of the CSTO member states, Valery Semerikov handed the jubilee badge “25th Anniversary of the Collective Security Treaty” to Major General Anatoly Lappo, Chairman of the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus.
