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 President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov met with the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas
01.09.2021
On September 1, this year, in Bishkek, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov received the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Stanislav Zas, who is in the country on a two-day working visit. In the course of the meeting the CSTO Secretary General reported on the preparation for the upcoming regular session of the Collective Security Council in Dushanbe on September 15-16 and a joint meeting of the CSTO CFM, CMD and CSSC, as well as informed about the situation in the CSTO zone of responsibility.
President Sadyr Japarov noted that the Kyrgyz Republic attached special importance to cooperation of member States within the CSTO as a guarantor of security in the region. According to him, the growing level of threats in the Organization's area of responsibility requires close cooperation. It is necessary to maintain a high degree of readiness to neutralize risks and, if necessary, to respond promptly.
In turn, Stanislav Zas expressed his satisfaction with the meeting with the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and stressed its necessity in connection with the situation in the region. In addition, taking the opportunity, he congratulated President Sadyr Japarov on the 30th anniversary of independence of the Kyrgyz Republic and wished success, development, prosperity to the people of the country.
During his working visit to the country, the CSTO Secretary General also met with the Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic, Marat Imankulov, the Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev, the Defense Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Major General Taalaibek Omuraliev and the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security Kamchybek Tashiev.In the course of the meetings they discussed the military-political situation in the Central Asian region of collective security, and preparations for the joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (scheduled for September 15 this year in Dushanbe).
At the meeting of the CSTO Secretary General with the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, one of the central themes was the discussion of issues of combating terrorism and drug trafficking.
