On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
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.
