On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 18, 2026, the 2nd Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, entitled “Development of Cooperation among the Defense Industries (Military-Industrial Complexes) of the CSTO Member States: 20 Years of Practical Cooperation”, was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The event brought together representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, defense enterprises, and other institutions and organizations of the CSTO member states.
A delegation of the CSTO Secretariat, headed by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, is taking part in the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”, being held in Minsk from June 17 to 19, 2026.
Regular meeting of the Working Group on Electronic Warfare under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers held in Saint Petersburg
The 13th meeting of the General Secretaries of the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO took place
03.09.2025
On September 3, 2025, the thirteenth meeting of Senior Administrative Officials of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in Beijing “on the margins” of the meeting of the Council of Heads of the SCO member states and the “SCO+” format. It was attended by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov, the CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev and the SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev.
In a friendly atmosphere, the sides exchanged views on topical issues of the international situation, as well as priority areas of activity of the three organizations. Proposals for further development and strengthening of cooperation in the field of regional security and countering new challenges and threats were discussed.
There was a unanimous opinion that the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO have an ever-increasing role to play in maintaining global peace and regional security and preventing instability. The parties stated their commitment to the formation of a new Eurasian security architecture, the development of economic cooperation and interaction in the cultural sphere. The intention to ensure the linking of integration projects and the harmonization of relations between development centers in Eurasia was confirmed.
A signing ceremony was held for the Roadmap for the development of cooperation between the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO, as well as a joint statement by the Secretaries General of the CSTO, the CIS and the SCO on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
