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.
On September 11, 2026, a round table entitled “Kazakhstan–Central Asia–Greater Eurasia: resilience and security amid new challenges” was held at the Center for Social Conservative Policy. The event was organized by the CSTO Secretariat jointly with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS) and the Center for Social Conservative Policy (CSCP).
The event was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, Director of the ICCA RAS Kirill Babaev, members of the CSTO Permanent Council and representatives of the academic and expert communities of the member states. The discussion was moderated by Yuri Shuvalov, Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the CSTO Secretariat.
On September 4 this year, a round table entitled “CSTO–SCO: Security Space” was held as part of the business program of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. CSTO Secretariat representative Igor Panarin took part in the event.
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.
