On May 26 of this year, a round table entitled “35 Years of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Results, Tasks, and Prospects” was held at the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The event was attended by heads of integration structures in the post-Soviet space, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as representatives of the embassies of CIS countries in Russia. Opening remarks were delivered by the moderator, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin.
On May 26, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. The participants conducted a substantive exchange of views on issues related to strengthening security in the CSTO area of responsibility.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, and Acting Director of the African Union Counter-Terrorism Centre Idriss Mounir Lallali.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting took place at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, Kazem Jalali.
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.
Training personnel to ensure collective security: certificates presented in Bishkek to graduates of the MEPhI program
04.03.2026
On 4 March, Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic Adilet Orozbekov presented certificates of advanced training in the field of “Information Security of Automated Systems” to civil servants.
The training was conducted as part of the preparation of specialists from the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Russian Federation).
In his remarks, Adilet Orozbekov noted that the digital sphere has firmly entered all areas of state life—from the economy and transport to education, healthcare, as well as defense and security—bringing not only new opportunities but also new challenges.
In this regard, within the CSTO system priority attention is given to ensuring information security through the development of collective protection mechanisms.
In this context, the Organization is implementing a series of operational and preventive measures as part of Operation PROXY aimed at countering the dissemination of information that harms national and allied interests. These include crimes related to electronic fraud, illicit drug trafficking, money laundering, illegal migration, trafficking in persons and weapons, as well as the distribution of malicious software and content containing pornographic elements.
In addition, in May 2025 Kyrgyzstan hosted the first CSTO International Conference on Cybersecurity, the materials of which made it possible to formulate clear priorities for the Organization’s further work.
In conclusion, Secretary of the Security Council Adilet Orozbekov wished the specialists of ministries and agencies not to stop at what has been achieved, to set ambitious goals, and to continuously develop their professional skills for the benefit of the prosperity and development of Kyrgyzstan and its people.
