On May 20, consultations of representatives (experts) of the defense agencies of the CSTO member states aimed at improving air defense and developing the CSTO Collective Aviation Forces were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff headquarters.
On May 20–21, 2026, a Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists of the CSTO member states was held in St. Petersburg within the framework of the Russian Federation’s chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On May 19, 2026, Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met in Vienna with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen.
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
On May 18, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, together with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the CSTO member states in Vienna, took part in a solemn wreath and flower-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet Liberator Soldier at Schwarzenbergplatz.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff took part in a meeting of the heads of the defense committees of the CSTO parliaments
23.10.2025
Today in Dushanbe, at the Parliament of the Republic of Tajikistan, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, delivered a report at a meeting of the Coordination Council of the Chairmen of the Defense and Security Committees (commissions) on defense and security of the parliaments of the CSTO member states under the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
In his speech, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov noted that, given the dynamics of the military-political situation, the most important priority for the Organization was to conduct high-quality joint operational and combat training activities in order to maintain the readiness of the Collective Forces to respond to crisis situations.
“This year, one of our priority tasks is to work out practical issues related to the organization of management and coordination of the Joint Forces,” Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov said.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff noted that in 2025, prior to the start of joint trainings in the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Tajikistan, officers of the Joint Staff conducted instructional and methodological training sessions with trainee officers on the procedure for organizing the management and coordination of Collective Forces group commands, taking into account the experience of the Russian Armed Forces in conducting special military operations.
Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov also briefed the heads of the parliamentary defense committees on the main results of this year's joint trainings and on the planned joint operational and combat training activities for 2026.
The meeting participants discussed a wide range of issues related to interparliamentary cooperation on challenges and threats to national, collective, and regional security.
