On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
From October 18 to 23 this year, a special exercise codenamed “Cobalt-2026” will be held in the Republic of Tajikistan.
Today, the active phase of the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) of the CSTO “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” concluded in the Russian Federation.
A working meeting was held between the CSTO Deputy Secretary General and the Commander of the Border Troops of Tajikistan
10.04.2026
On 8 April 2026, on the sidelines of the 9th Regional Meeting of Heads of Border Agencies of the CIS member states, a working meeting was held between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and First Deputy Chairman – Commander of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan Murodali Rajabzoda.
The participants discussed the progress in implementing the first stage of the Targeted Inter-State Program for strengthening the Tajik-Afghan border.
It was noted that, with the assistance of the CSTO Secretariat, Tajikistan, in cooperation with other member states, has carried out significant work to align the country’s needs with the capabilities of states in supplying armaments, military and special equipment for the implementation of the Program. At present, the governments of these states are determining sources of financing.
Following the completion of this stage, production and delivery of equipment will be organized with a view to strengthening the Tajik-Afghan border.
