On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
Representatives of the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff in Minsk took part in the International Military Science Conference on the theme: "Development, preparation and use of the CSTO collective security system forces and means”
17.11.2022
Delegations of the Secretariat and the Joint Staff, as well as representatives of defense ministries of the CSTO member states took part in the International Military Science Conference "Development, preparation and use of the CSTO collective security system forces and means" which was held on November 16 and 17, 2022 in Minsk in the State Institution "Research Institute of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus”.
There was a detailed exchange of views on topical issues of strengthening the collective security system with a focus on improving the CSTO crisis response system.
Representatives of the CSTO Secretariat made presentations on the following subjects: "Cooperation in the field of information and the formation of a framework for a coordinated information policy in the interests of CSTO member states" and "Issues of improvement of the CSTO crisis response system", as well as taking part in thematic discussions.
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