On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
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).
Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei and CSTO Secretary General held a meeting in Minsk, during which they discussed the foreign policy coordination of the Organization, as well as the preparation of the upcoming CSTO CMD meeting
March 5, 2020, in Minsk, a meeting was held between the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Vladimir Makei.
The interlocutors exchanged views on the situation in the field of international and regional security, and discussed promising areas of cooperation within the CSTO. They also discussed issues of foreign policy coordination in the format of the CSTO and preparations for the upcoming May this year meetings of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers, as well as consultations on Eurasian and Euro-Atlantic security, which are scheduled to be held before the Council of Ministers of Defense meeting.
The CSTO Secretary General informed Vladimir Makei about the process of ratification of the documents forming the legal status of the CSTO Partner and Observer. “The CSTO Secretariat is preparing proposals for the targeted application of a new format of relations with third countries and international organizations. As potential partners and observers, we consider international organizations with which practical cooperation has already developed - these are, first of all, the CIS, SCO, and the OSCE, ”said Stanislav Zas.
The Belarusian Foreign Minister and the CSTO Secretary General also discussed the implementation of joint events dedicated to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
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