On May 19, 2026, Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met in Vienna with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen.
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
On May 18, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, together with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the CSTO member states in Vienna, took part in a solemn wreath and flower-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet Liberator Soldier at Schwarzenbergplatz.
On May 18, 2026, a meeting was held in Vienna between Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev and Coordinator of the Transnational Threats Department of the OSCE Secretariat Elena Kupchina.
On May 18, 2026, a meeting was held in Vienna between the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu.
The commander of the CAR CRDF, as part of the “Rubezh-2025” command and staff training, decided to conduct combat operations to block and destroy illegal armed groups in mountainous terrain
18.09.2025
Today, in the Kyrgyz Republic, at the “Edelweiss” training center, as part of command and staff training with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CAR CRDF) “Rubezh-2025”, Colonel Altynbek Tynaev, commander of the CAR CRDF and representative of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic, reported the decision to conduct combat operations to block and destroy illegal armed groups in mountainous terrain on the territory of a CSTO member state.
The Decision defines the areas of focus for the main efforts, the main tasks for military contingents and special forces units, and the main issues of cooperation, comprehensive support and management.
After the decision was approved, the CAR CRDF began planning combat operations and organizing coordination. As part of the training, combat orders were issued to subordinate formations and military units.
The “Rubezh-2025” command and staff training is being held at the “Edelweiss” training center and in the waters of Lake Issyk-Kul under the supervision of Colonel Almaz Kozhoshev, head of the Main Directorate for Daily Activities of the Armed Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic. The training is aimed at practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations by the CAR CRDF to destroy illegal armed groups that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
Military contingents from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, the Republic of Tajikistan, operational groups from the Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat are participating in the “Rubezh-2025” training. The Russian contingent is mainly made up of servicemen from the Central Military District's 201st military base. The total number of training participants is about 1,200 people and 500 pieces of military and special equipment, including aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, and combat boats.
Joint press center of the CSTO trainings
