On May 20, consultations of representatives (experts) of the defense agencies of the CSTO member states aimed at improving air defense and developing the CSTO Collective Aviation Forces were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff headquarters.
On May 20–21, 2026, a Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists of the CSTO member states was held in St. Petersburg within the framework of the Russian Federation’s chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On May 19, 2026, Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met in Vienna with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen.
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
On May 18, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, together with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the CSTO member states in Vienna, took part in a solemn wreath and flower-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet Liberator Soldier at Schwarzenbergplatz.
The President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko met with secretaries of security councils of the CSTO member states
08.06.2023
"Dialogue between our countries in the field of strengthening collective security is more relevant now than ever. I will say bluntly that a lot depends on you, the main aides to the heads of state in your countries on security," Alexander Lukashenko said, as reported by the press service of the President of Belarus.
The President noted that such meetings had long gone beyond the framework of protocol, as the geopolitical situation required the development of timely solutions. (read more about the meeting on the website of the President of the Republic of Belarus)
