On August 17–19, at the invitation of Colonel General Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov took part in international events held in the area of responsibility of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
Commentary by the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov in response to an enquiry by “Russia Today” News Agency
05.02.2024
Question: Has the CSTO Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border been approved yet? What is its cost and implementation period?
Answer: The Policy is scheduled to be submitted for consideration and approval by the heads of CSTO member states in 2024.
The final need in financial resources for the implementation of the Policy and sources of its financing will be determined during additional consultations of representatives of the CSTO member states, which are scheduled to be held on 27 February 2024”.
The implementation of the measures is expected to take place over a period of 5 years.
