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.”
The first International Military-Economic Conference of the CSTO will be held in Moscow at "VDNH" on October 23
16.10.2019
On October 23, 2019, Moscow will host the first International Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization: "Military-economic cooperation of the CSTO member states: development trends, problems and prospects."
The conference will be chaired by Yuri Borisov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation - Chairman of the CSTO Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation (hereinafter - ICMEC).
It is planned to participate in the Acting Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov, deputy heads of government of the CSTO member states, which are responsible for military-economic cooperation, plenipotentiaries of the member states of the Organization under the CSTO, representatives of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, leaders and members of national units ICMEC, the Business Council under ICMEC, representatives of the management of interested ministries and departments, heads and specialists of leading scientific institutions All-industrial associations, enterprises and organizations of the Defense Industrial Complex of the member states of the Organization.
Conference participants will consider the most pressing issues of developing military-economic cooperation in the CSTO format, exchange experience in the formation of mutually beneficial cooperative ties between defense industry enterprises and organizations (Defense Industrial Complex), and also discuss the main directions for further improving the scientific, technical and industrial cooperation of defense enterprises of the Organization's member states.
The program of the Conference provides for speeches by the leaders of the national parts of the ICMEC, representatives of corporations, industrial enterprises and defense industry complex.
The conference will be held as part of the business program of the XXIII International Exhibition of State Security Means “Interpolitech - 2019” (VDNH, Pavilion No. 75, Hall C).
Participation in the Conference - according to the lists of national parts of the ICWEC.
Media accreditation - until October 20, 2019.
Contact information: you can download the application for accreditation on the website: https://www.interpolitex.ru/media/, ask questions and send an application for accreditation by e-mail: gerasimova@b95.ru and by phone: +7 (495) 937 -40-81, ext. 209.
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