On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
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).
President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon reviews the progress of the CSTO special exercise “Skala-2026”
13.10.2026
On October 13, 2026, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon visited the command and observation post and reviewed the progress of the CSTO special exercise “Skala-2026” involving rescue units of the authorized bodies of CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response. The exercise is being held at the National Training Ground for Rescuers of the Republican Training and Methodological Center of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The exercise focuses on preventing and responding to emergencies and is entitled “Response to the Aftermath of a Devastating Earthquake in the Republic of Tajikistan”.
Representatives of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan are taking part in the exercise. Rescue personnel from these countries are carrying out search-and-rescue operations and responding to the consequences of an emergency.
According to the exercise scenario, a simulated natural disaster — an earthquake — occurred in a designated area. The training also includes practicing responses to man-made emergencies.
