On 5 March 2026, a working meeting was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation Yuri Seliverstov.
On 4 March, Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic Adilet Orozbekov presented certificates of advanced training in the field of “Information Security of Automated Systems” to civil servants.
The Protocol amending the Agreement on Cooperation of the CSTO Member States in the Field of Transportation of Military and Other Formations, Their Movable Property, as well as Military Products, and the Protocol amending the Agreement on the Status of Formations of Forces and Means of the CSTO Collective Security System, signed during the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Astana on 28 November 2024, have entered into force.
The CSTO Secretariat has received with deep concern reports of the launch of massive strikes by the United States and Israel against the territory of Iran, accompanied, inter alia, by civilian casualties.
The CSTO Secretariat is closely monitoring developments on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border. The Organization is interested in peace and stability in the region and proceeds from the understanding that the only viable solution is a political and diplomatic settlement of the conflict.
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
