On June 23, 2026, a ceremonial event was held at the Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to mark the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Collective Security Council's decision granting the Institute the status of the Basic Educational Institution for Continuing Professional Education of law enforcement and special service personnel of the CSTO member states in the fields of counterterrorism, combating extremism, illicit drug trafficking, illegal migration, and other forms of transnational organized crime, as well as for the training of specialists for peacekeeping missions and teaching staff of educational institutions.
85 years ago, the Great Patriotic War began. The war machine of Nazi Germany launched a treacherous attack against Soviet cities and villages and committed unprecedented atrocities against Soviet citizens. The peoples of the Soviet Union rose to defend their common Motherland and paid an enormous price for peace, freedom, and the right to live on their own land.
On June 17–18, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov visited sections of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus with Poland and Lithuania.
On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 18, 2026, the 2nd Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, entitled “Development of Cooperation among the Defense Industries (Military-Industrial Complexes) of the CSTO Member States: 20 Years of Practical Cooperation”, was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The event brought together representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, defense enterprises, and other institutions and organizations of the CSTO member states.
On the results of the attendance of the CSTO Acting Secretary General in New York
28.09.2019The delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by the CSTO Acting Secretary General Valery Semerikov, was in New York from 24 to 27 September , 2019, at the invitation of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, in connection with his participation in the events of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.
As previously reported, on September 25, the CSTO Acting Secretary General, as one of the keynote speakers, took part in the ministerial debate on the theme: “UN Cooperation with regional and subregional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security: contribution of the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO to countering terrorist threats ” that took place at a meeting of the UN Security Council devoted to this issue.
On September 27, he participated in the working meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the CSTO member states traditionally held on the UN General Assembly session margins in order to coordinate positions on foreign policy issues.
In addition, Valery Semerikov had an intensive program of meetings and consultations with the heads of UN structures, who are the main partners of the CSTO in key areas of multifaceted cooperation between the two organizations.
On September 26, the CSTO Acting Secretary General met with the Deputy Secretary General - Head of the UN Counter-Terrorism Dierctorate Vladimir Voronkov. They discussed specific issues of interaction in the implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
On the same day, a meeting was held with the Executive Director of the Executive Directorate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the UN Security Council, Michelle Koninks. The parties reviewed the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in September 2016 between the CSTO Secretariat and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, shared their work plans for the near future.
The conversation with the UN Assistant Secretary General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Miroslav Jenca, also held on September 26, mainly focused on improving the effectiveness of UN cooperation with regional organizations in the framework of the course taken by the Secretary General of the world organization, Antonio Guterres, to reform this important area of the UN activities.
Peacekeeping issues were discussed at a meeting on September 27 with Valery Semerikov and the Deputy Secretary General - Head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, as well as in an interview with the UN Assistant Secretary General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions Alexander Zuev. In particular, progress was noted in the implementation of the Roadmap “Formation of conditions for using the CSTO peacekeeping potential in the interests of the UN global peacekeeping”.
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