Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
On the meeting of CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
08.02.2024
On 7 February, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
They discussed topical issues of the Organization's activities, the progress in implementing the decisions of the session of the Collective Security Council held in Minsk on 23 November 2023, as well as preparations for the upcoming CSTO Ministerial Council meeting in June this year.
Much attention was paid to the issues of integrating the CSTO's collective peacekeeping potential into the UN peacekeeping activities, the current results of the implementation of the Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border, as well as the demarcation and delimitation of the State border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
At the end of the meeting, Imangali Tasmagambetov presented awards to the Russian Foreign Ministry officials of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
For his significant contribution to strengthening inter-parliamentary cooperation in the CSTO format, Sergey Lavrov awarded a badge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation "For Interaction" Sergey Pospelov, the Executive Secretary of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly and Head of the Secretariat of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
