The Open International Youth Sambo Festival of National Teams of the CSTO Member States was held at the International Sambo Center in Moscow.
On August 17–19, at the invitation of Colonel General Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov took part in international events held in the area of responsibility of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
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.
