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.
On June 3, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers (CDM) was held at the Patriot Central Park of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of the Russian side. The meeting was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrey Serdyukov.
From June 1 to 3, Saratov (Russian Federation) is hosting a series of events involving the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization aimed at strengthening the collective response system to biological threats.
On June 1, 2026, consultations at the deputy foreign minister level of the CSTO member states were held in Moscow.
An international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
19.05.2026
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
The event was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps of the CSTO, CIS, SCO, BRICS and OSCE member states in Vienna, representatives of the OSCE Secretariat and the United Nations Office at Vienna, media representatives from the CSTO member states, as well as independent experts.
Opening the discussion, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov informed the participants about the main areas of the Organization’s activities and the tasks facing the CSTO.
Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov delivered a report via videoconference entitled “The military component of the CSTO as the most important element of the Organization’s collective security system.”
During the round table, presentations were delivered on the military component and peacekeeping activities of the CSTO. They provided comprehensive information on the principles underlying the structure of the Organization, the legal basis for cooperation among the CSTO member states, and the main areas of work aimed at shaping a new architecture of international security in Eurasia.
The participants in the discussion expressed confidence that the event would give additional impetus to cooperation among regional structures operating on the Eurasian continent in the interests of peace and stability.
