On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
An operational assembly is being held at the Harbmaidon training range with the command of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian region
15.10.2024
From October 14 to 16 in Tajikistan at the Harbmaidon training range, an operational training session is being held with the command of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Collective Security Region (CRDF CAR) on the subject of “Fundamentals of training and combat operations of the CRDF CAR to destroy illegal armed groups that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state”.
Representatives of the defense agencies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and a group of officers from the CSTO Joint Staff are taking part in the event.
The objectives of the gathering are to develop common approaches to the organization of the work of the operational staff of the control bodies of the CRDF CAR preparation for combat operations, to improve the skills and consolidate the skills of officials, as well as the cohesion of the command and headquarters of the CRDF CAR on the eve of the active phase of the joint training “Rubezh-2024”, which will be held in October 17-21.
The event participants were familiarized with the analysis of challenges and threats in the Central Asian region, practical recommendations for organizing and conducting combat operations, and current trends in the use of air defense, electronic warfare, UAVs and countermeasures in armed conflicts. Officers of the command were also familiarized with the trends in the development of means of control, peculiarities of the use of forces and means of engineering troops,, troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection, organization of technical and logistics support of the CRDF CAR.
On October 16, a staff training will be held, during which officers of the command and headquarters of the CRDF CAR will work out the issues of planning and preparation of combat operations.
Joint CSTO Training Press Center
Republic of Tajikistan, Kharbmaidon training range
