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.
On May 20–21, 2026, a Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists of the CSTO member states was held in St. Petersburg within the framework of the Russian Federation’s chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On May 19, 2026, Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met in Vienna with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen.
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
On May 18, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, together with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the CSTO member states in Vienna, took part in a solemn wreath and flower-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet Liberator Soldier at Schwarzenbergplatz.
A working meeting was held between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev
27.01.2026
On January 20, 2026, a working meeting was held between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev.
During the discussion, held in a friendly atmosphere, the heads of the executive bodies of the two Eurasian organizations exchanged views on current international and regional developments, as well as on the experience of both organizations in their priority areas of activity. In particular, they discussed issues related to the implementation of the Roadmap for the Development of Cooperation between the CSTO, the CIS, and the SCO for 2026–2028, signed at the meeting held on September 3, 2025, in Beijing, with a focus on aligning integration projects.
The senior administrative officials of the CSTO and the CIS unanimously expressed the view that regional organizations are called upon to play an important role in maintaining peace, preventing and overcoming instability, shaping a new Eurasian security architecture, and strengthening cooperation in the economic and humanitarian spheres.
