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.”
From October 18 to 23 this year, a special exercise codenamed “Cobalt-2026” will be held in the Republic of Tajikistan.
Today, the active phase of the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) of the CSTO “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” concluded in the Russian Federation.
The CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils will discuss in Minsk challenges and threats in the Organization's area of responsibility
05.06.2023
On June 8, this year, Minsk will host a meeting of the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, chaired by the State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Volfovich. The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov will take part in the meeting.
The meeting participants will discuss challenges and threats to the security of the CSTO member states and measures to neutralize them.
During the meeting it is planned to consider documents relating to the CSTO regional antiterrorist operation "Mercenary", the training of command and control bodies and formations of forces and means of collective security system of the CSTO and others.
