On June 23, 2026, a ceremonial event was held at the Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to mark the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Collective Security Council's decision granting the Institute the status of the Basic Educational Institution for Continuing Professional Education of law enforcement and special service personnel of the CSTO member states in the fields of counterterrorism, combating extremism, illicit drug trafficking, illegal migration, and other forms of transnational organized crime, as well as for the training of specialists for peacekeeping missions and teaching staff of educational institutions.
85 years ago, the Great Patriotic War began. The war machine of Nazi Germany launched a treacherous attack against Soviet cities and villages and committed unprecedented atrocities against Soviet citizens. The peoples of the Soviet Union rose to defend their common Motherland and paid an enormous price for peace, freedom, and the right to live on their own land.
On June 17–18, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov visited sections of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus with Poland and Lithuania.
On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 18, 2026, the 2nd Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, entitled “Development of Cooperation among the Defense Industries (Military-Industrial Complexes) of the CSTO Member States: 20 Years of Practical Cooperation”, was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The event brought together representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, defense enterprises, and other institutions and organizations of the CSTO member states.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff participated in the events of the VIII International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022”
16.08.2022On August 15, the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, took part in the events of the scientific-business program of the VIII International Military-Technical Forum "ARMY-2022" held at the leading exhibition platform of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense – Congress and Exhibition Center "Patriot".
In the course of the visit to the large-scale exposition of the International Military-Technical Forum, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, noted: "In the framework of military and technical cooperation, the heads of the CSTO member States have approved a program for equipping the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces with modern and compatible weapons and military equipment. There is an agreement on cooperation of states in the field of transportation of military and other formations, their movable property as well as military products. Mechanisms are currently being improved to provide emergency military and technical assistance to the member States of the Organization.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff participated in working meetings with representatives of defense agencies of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Tajikistan. An exchange of views took place on the advanced military and technical developments and new samples of military and special equipment presented at the exhibition. They discussed issues of interaction connected with military and technical cooperation and the improvement of the CSTO collective security system.
On August 16, representatives of the CSTO Joint Staff participated in a roundtable discussion on "Trends in the Development of the System of International Relations and Their Impact on National Defense Management of the Russian Federation," organized by the Military Institute (National Defense Management) of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. The round table has discussed modern trends in international relations and their impact on international and national security of the Russian Federation in the XXI century.
A group of officers from the CSTO Joint Staff also visited the exposition of the International Military-Technical Forum and familiarized themselves with new models of weapons and military equipment.
The “ARMY-2022" Forum is the largest exhibition of weapons, military and special equipment and is recognized as a significant event in the field of international military and technical cooperation and a unique dialogue platform for the exchange of views on global and regional security issues.
