On July 4, 2025, a delegation of the CSTO Secretariat visited the Central Military-Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "Patriot".
The Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov received the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CSTO member states and the Secretary General of the Organization in Cholpon-Ata on June 30. The meeting was attended by the Foreign Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Tajikistan.
On June 30, 2025, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Cholpon-Ata (the Kyrgyz Republic) under the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz side, which was attended by the Organization's Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov.
Safar Umarzoda, Head of the Department for Countering Challenges and Threats of the CSTO Secretariat, took part in a special event (side-event) on "Countering Radicalization leading to terrorism and Extremism" organized by the Russian Federation on the margins of the OSCE Annual Conference on Security Review, where he reported on the measures taken by the CSTO on countering terrorism and extremism, and willingness to share the experience gained.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff held a working meeting with the heads of delegations participating in the first staff talks
04.04.2025
On April 3, in Moscow, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, held a working meeting with the heads of delegations participating in the first staff talks on the preparation of joint trainings with CSTO Troops (Collective Forces).
The event was attended by heads of delegations of interested ministries and agencies of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, the CSTO Secretariat and the CIS Anti-Terrorist Center.
During the working meeting, the participants discussed topical issues related to the organization of joint operational and combat training activities, which in 2025 will be conducted in the form of the joint operational and strategic training “Combat Brotherhood-2025”. Particular emphasis was placed on issues related to the organization of the management of the Troops (Collective Forces) and the formation and alignment of the commands of the components of the troops (forces).
Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, noted that the first staff talks had been a success. He also thanked the heads of delegation and all the event participants for their mutual understanding in agreeing on a wide range of organizational issues in preparation for the forthcoming training and for their fruitful joint work.
