On 17 April 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabaev and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Central Asia, Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Kaha Imnadze.
On 17 April 2026, the 17th meeting of the Working Group under the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils on information security was held in Moscow, with the participation of delegations of representatives of national coordinating and competent authorities on information security, as well as experts and specialists from relevant national structures and agencies of the Organization’s member states.
On 16 April 2026, the 21st meeting of the Council of the CSTO Consultative Coordination Center for Computer Incident Response (CCC CSTO) was held in Moscow, with the participation of delegations of representatives of national competent authorities for computer incident response of the Organization’s member states, as well as a delegation of the CSTO Secretariat headed by Umarzoda Umar Safar, Head of the Countering Challenges and Threats Department of the CSTO Secretariat.
On 17 April, the annual training courses for representatives of the CSTO member states who do not have the status of military personnel were completed at the CSTO Secretariat.
On 15 April 2026, a meeting was held in Bishkek between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov.
The Secretary-General's report for 2023–2025 has been published
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Strengthening the military component: The number of Collective Rapid Reaction Forces has been increased, the command and control and logistics support systems have been optimized, and 20 joint trainings of various formats have been conducted. Military-technical cooperation and military personnel training are being developed.
Countering modern challenges and threats: a series of anti-drug operations called “Channel” were successfully carried out. The fight against illegal migration (‘Illegal’) and terrorism (“Mercenary”) was intensified. Cooperation in the field of cybersecurity was developed.
Strengthening borders and regional security: the CSTO Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border has been approved and implementation has begun. The program is a response to security challenges in the Central Asian region and is aimed at assisting the Republic of Tajikistan in protecting its southern borders.
Development of peacekeeping capabilities: an updated regulatory framework has been approved, and conditions have been created for the participation of CSTO peacekeeping contingents in UN operations. The first independent deployment of a national contingent (Kazakhstan) in the mission in the Golan Heights has been carried out.
Deepening political cooperation: coordination with the UN, the CIS, and the SCO is being improved. A roadmap for developing cooperation between the three organizations has been signed. Interparliamentary cooperation within the framework of the CSTO PA has been actively developing.
Development of information and analytical activities: cooperation with expert and scientific centers in the member states has been established. A conceptual analytical report entitled “The Great Eurasian Partnership: Shared Responsibility for a Secure Future” has been prepared.
The full text of the report is available in the “Analytics” section of the CSTO website: https://odkb-csto.org/analytics/?ELEMENT_ID=24452#loaded
