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 took part in the joint anti-terrorism exercises of the SCO competent authorities member states, “Sakhand-Anti-Terror 2025,” in Iran
05.12.2025
On December 4, at the invitation of the Iranian side, a delegation from the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, led by Chief of the Joint Staff Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, took part in the final stage of joint anti-terrorism trainings conducted by the competent authorities of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization “Sahand-Anti-Terror 2025” in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov praised the coordinated and skillful actions of the anti-terrorist units participating in the trainings, and also stressed the importance of states' readiness to jointly counter terrorist challenges and threats in the current environment and the need for further close cooperation between the CSTO and the SCO in the field of security.
The trainings were conducted at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps training ground. Special forces from the Organization's member states took part in the final phase of the trainings. Their actions were observed by delegations from SCO member states, neighboring countries and partners, and international organizations.
The trainings are aimed at strengthening international cooperation in the field of security and counterterrorism, as well as improving coordination between the SCO, the CSTO, and the CIS.
