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.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
“Indestructible Brotherhood-2024": Delegation of the CSTO member states laid flowers at the Memorial of Glory in the park named after 28 Panfilov Guardsmen in Almaty
04.10.2024
Today, in Almaty, a delegation of CSTO member states laid flowers at the Memorial of Glory in the park named after 28 Panfilov Guardsmen.
The ceremony was attended by Colonel General Ruslan Zhaksylykov, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Taalatbek Masadykov, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Hero of the Russian Federation, and representatives of the command of military contingents of the CSTO member states. They all arrived in the Republic of Kazakhstan to take part in a command-staff training with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces entitled “Indestructible Brotherhood-2024”.
The ceremony traditionally began with a minute of silence and the solemn march of the honor guard company of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Paying tribute to the soldiers who heroically fell in the name of victory in the Great Patriotic War, the delegation visited a branch of the military-historical museum of the National Military-Patriotic Center, the head of which is the granddaughter of the legendary Major General Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov - Alua Baikadamova.
She presented to the guests the exposition “History of the country - the history of the family”, which contains unique photos and personal belongings of the Hero of the Soviet Union Major General Ivan Panfilov. Alua Baikadamova told in detail the representatives of the CSTO member states about Kazakhstan's contribution to the common victory in the Great Patriotic War. The excursion ended with a tour of the hall dedicated to the feat of the 8th Guards Rifle Division under the command of Major General Ivan Panfilov, that showed bravery and heroism during the Great Patriotic War.
The CSTO Joint Press Center CSTO of the training “Indestructible Brotherhood-2024”, the Republic of Kazakhstan, “Bereg” training range
