On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
On June 3, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers (CDM) was held at the Patriot Central Park of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of the Russian side. The meeting was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrey Serdyukov.
From June 1 to 3, Saratov (Russian Federation) is hosting a series of events involving the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization aimed at strengthening the collective response system to biological threats.
Condolences by the CSTO Secretary General on the tragic events in Sevastopol
24.06.2024To the Governor of the city of Sevastopol
M.V. RAZVOZHAYEV
Dear Mikhail Vladimirovich,
The Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization has taken the news of the tragic events in Sevastopol with a sense of deep pain.
Allow me to express to you and the people of the city of Sevastopol our deepest condolences for the loss of civilian lives as a result of the missile attack. The Organization shares the grief of this irreparable loss. We strongly condemn any action against civilians.
I wish fortitude and self-control to you and the people of Sevastopol in these sorrowful days, and speedy recovery to the injured.
With deep condolences,
The CSTO Secretary General
I.N. Tasmagambetov