An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Today, a conference entitled “The Role and Place of Media in CSTO Member States in Efforts to Contain Crisis (Emergency) Situations in Collective Security Regions” was held in Minsk.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “The Situation in the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahara-Sahel Region: Development Forecasts for 2027” was held in Moscow, organized by the Center for Scientific and Analytical Information of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
On October 18, 2026, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise opened in the Republic of Tajikistan, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the CSTO Collective Security System. The exercise involves special units of internal affairs and national security agencies, internal troops (National Guard), special services and anti-drug agencies, as well as rescue units incorporated into the Special Purpose Forces formations of the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF).
From October 13 to 16, 2025, the 23rd International Combat Sambo Tournament for the Cup of the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, featuring law enforcement personnel from CSTO member states, was held at the Ognikovo Park Hotel (19 Ognikovo, Istra District, Moscow Region).
Representatives of concerned ministries and agencies have discussed the Plan of joint training of command bodies and formations of forces and means of the CSTO collective security system for 2024 and activities until 2030
On December 13-14, on the basis of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Joint Staff, consultations of representatives of concerned ministries and agencies of the member states of the Organization to consider documents of joint training of command bodies and formations of the forces and means of collective security system were held via videoconferencing.
Representatives of concerned ministries and agencies of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff took part in the consultations.
The meeting has discussed measures aimed at increasing the readiness of the forces and means of the CSTO collective security system to carry out earmarked tasks. Joint trainings are conducted against the background of the general military-political and strategic situation being developed by the CSTO Joint Staff in cooperation with the CSTO Secretariat and interested ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states in order to coordination the command bodies and formations of the forces and means of the collective security system and test their readiness.
The consultations provided an opportunity to discuss, finalize and agree on the draft Plan for joint training of command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system for 2024 and the List of measures for joint training of command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system for the period until 2030.
The agreed draft documents will be sent to the member states of the Organization for domestic approval.