From September 22 to 25, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov will take part in the High-Level Week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Meetings between Talatbek Masadykov and UN Secretary-General António Guterres and his deputies are scheduled. The meetings are expected to address a wide range of current issues, in particular, peacekeeping and counter-terrorism.
On September 23, Talatbek Masadykov will take part in the traditional annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the CSTO member states, held on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the world organization.
Today, the active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” concluded on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During the “Conduct of combat operations” stage, two main training objectives are being practiced: the occupation by the national contingents of the CRDF CAR of the area of responsibility and the destruction of illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
The active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” has begun at the Koktal training range in the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the exercise, the participating forces are practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations to destroy illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff participated in the events of the ХI International Exhibition of Armament and Military Equipment "MILEX-2023”
18.05.2023
On May 17, in Minsk, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, on the invitation of Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, took part in the activities of the ХI International Exhibition of Armament and Military Equipment "MILEX-2023", organized by the State Military Industrial Committee, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, the Republican Unitary Enterprise "BelExpo" of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus.
"MILEX-2023" is a traditional forum of companies-developers and manufacturers of military products, which traditionally offers a wide range of military and dual-purpose products, as well as various programs for modernization of armament and military equipment. The main goals of the exhibition are wide presentation of products of the Belarusian defense industry, acquaintance with new developments in high technologies, demonstration of possibilities of the enterprises that are engaged in modernization and repair of armament and provide services to the armed forces. Thematic sections of the exhibition present the whole range of technologies aimed at ensuring defense and security of the state.
Anatoly Sidorov noted that the ХI International Exhibition of Armament and Military Equipment "MILEX-2023" contributed to the further development of successful military and military-technical cooperation between representatives of defense-industrial complexes of the CSTO member states. At present, work is continuing within the CSTO in the area of military and technical cooperation to establish and improve the Organization's regulatory framework and to implement practical measures of long-term programs and plans to equip the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) with modern weapons, military and special equipment and special means. The main efforts in this direction are focused on improving the equipment of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces and the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian region.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff expressed his gratitude to the leadership of the defense ministry and the organizers of the forum for the opportunity to participate in the events, as well as for the high level of their implementation.
Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus
