The Open International Youth Sambo Festival of National Teams of the CSTO Member States was held at the International Sambo Center in Moscow.
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.
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.
