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.
On June 3, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers (CDM) was held at the Patriot Central Park of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of the Russian side. The meeting was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrey Serdyukov.
From June 1 to 3, Saratov (Russian Federation) is hosting a series of events involving the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization aimed at strengthening the collective response system to biological threats.
On June 1, 2026, consultations at the deputy foreign minister level of the CSTO member states were held in Moscow.
On May 28, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the International Security Forum held under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. More than 150 delegations from 120 countries participated in the event.
Meeting between the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu
18.05.2026
On May 18, 2026, a meeting was held in Vienna between the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu.
The parties discussed a wide range of issues on the international agenda, with a focus on the security situation in Eurasia.
Special attention was paid to the role of regional organizations in ensuring sustainable political dialogue and adopting balanced decisions on security and cooperation issues. The significance of maintaining stable contacts between regional organizations in the interests of strengthening international peace and security in accordance with the provisions of Article 52 of Chapter VIII (“Regional Arrangements”) of the UN Charter was noted.
During the exchange of views on the situation in areas of mutual interest, the parties agreed that conflicts should be resolved by peaceful means through negotiations.
Regarding the Central Asian region, the importance of continuous monitoring of the impact of the “Afghan factor” on achieving sustainable peace and security in the region was emphasized. In this connection, Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov noted the active use of the capabilities of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers, in which specialized structures of the UN, CIS and SCO participate on a permanent basis.
An agreement was reached to continue the expert dialogue between the Organization and the OSCE Secretariat, as well as other regional structures operating on the Eurasian continent, in the interests of international peace and security.
