On 13 April 2026, meetings were held in Astana between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan Gizat Nurdauletov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Kosherbayev, and Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan Dauren Kosanov.
From 13 to 17 April, annual training courses for representatives of the CSTO member states who do not have the status of military personnel are being held at the CSTO Secretariat.
On 13 April 2026, a meeting was held in Astana between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
From 6 to 8 April 2026, the 23rd International Seminar-Meeting on Comprehensive Combat with heads of combat and physical training of law enforcement ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states was held at the Ognikovo Park Hotel in the Istra District of the Moscow Region.
Nikolai Bordyuzha, President of the International Federation of Comprehensive Combat, addressed the event.
On 10 April 2026, a meeting was held in Dushanbe between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff familiarized himself with the organization of work at the control point of the CAR CRDF
19.09.2025
On 19 September, in the Kyrgyz Republic, at the “Edelweiss” training center, the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov, together with the First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic, Major General Erlis Terdikbayev, familiarized themselves with the organization of work at the command post of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the Central Asian region (CAR CRDF) deployed as part of the “Rubezh-2025” training.
Colonel Altynbek Tynaev, Commander of the CAR CRDF, reported on the main tasks assigned to military contingents and special forces units, as well as issues related to coordination, comprehensive support and management.
The CAR CRDF command worked through all the necessary issues and confirmed its readiness for the final stage of the training – commanding CAR CRDF units in blocking and destroying illegal armed groups, which will take place on 20 September.
The “Rubezh-2025” command and staff training is being held at the “Edelweiss” training center and in the waters of Lake Issyk-Kul under the supervision of Colonel Almaz Kozhoshev, head of the Main Directorate for Daily Activities of the Armed Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic. The training is aimed at practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations by the CAR CRDF to destroy illegal armed groups that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
Military contingents from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, the Republic of Tajikistan, operational groups from the Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat are participating in the “Rubezh-2025” training. The Russian contingent is mainly made up of servicemen from the Central Military District's 201st military base. The total number of training participants is about 1,200 people and 500 pieces of military and special equipment, including aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, and combat boats.
Joint press center of the CSTO trainings
