On 13 February, a traditional meeting was held in Moscow between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and the chairs of the parliamentary committees (commissions) of the CSTO member states responsible for international relations, defense and security. CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and ambassadors of the Organization’s member states also took part in the event.
CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov addressed the Fifth meeting of the chairs of the parliamentary committees (commissions) of the CSTO member states responsible for international relations, defense and security.
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) Sergey Shoigu gave an extensive interview to the Interfax news agency, in which he commented on the key areas of the Organization’s activities in 2026.
On 12 February, a briefing was held at the CSTO Crisis Response Center by Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrey Nikolaevich Serdyukov on the topic “Results of the joint training of command and control bodies and forces of the CSTO collective security system in 2025 and tasks for 2026.”
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.