From September 22 to 25, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov will take part in the High-Level Week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Meetings between Talatbek Masadykov and UN Secretary-General António Guterres and his deputies are scheduled. The meetings are expected to address a wide range of current issues, in particular, peacekeeping and counter-terrorism.
On September 23, Talatbek Masadykov will take part in the traditional annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the CSTO member states, held on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the world organization.
Today, the active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” concluded on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During the “Conduct of combat operations” stage, two main training objectives are being practiced: the occupation by the national contingents of the CRDF CAR of the area of responsibility and the destruction of illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
The active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” has begun at the Koktal training range in the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the exercise, the participating forces are practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations to destroy illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
The Plan for the CSTO regional training “Illegal-2026” has been approved
26.03.2026
On March 26, 2026, a meeting of the International Headquarters of the CSTO regional operation “Illegal-2026” was held via videoconferencing.
The meeting of the International Headquarters was chaired by Major General Andrey Makhsudovich Avezov, Deputy Head of the Migration Service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The meeting was attended by Valery Semerikov, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General; representatives of ministries and agencies from the Organization’s member states; as well as representatives of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troop Commanders, the Council of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units, and the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS member states.
In his speech, Valery Semerikov highlighted the increasingly complex political situation within the CSTO’s area of responsibility and the conditions under which tasks will need to be addressed. He analyzed the results of Operation “Illegal” in 2025 and identified the issues on which efforts must be focused during Operation “Illegal-2026.”
The meeting participants agreed on the plan for the CSTO’s “Illegal” regional operation in 2026, specified the timelines for the operation’s active phases, and established communication channels and procedures for information exchange.
