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 CSTO Secretary General I. Tasmagambetov had a meeting with the Russian Security Council Secretary N.Patrushev
On January 24 this year, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and the Russian Federation Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev held a working meeting in Moscow.
N. Patrushev congratulated I. Tasmagambetov on his appointment, wished him success in his work for the development of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and expressed his readiness to assist in implementing the tasks facing the CSTO Secretariat.
The parties have discussed a number of international issues and exchanged views on the situation along the CSTO borders. Emphasis was placed on enhancing the authority of the CSTO and its interaction with other international organizations.
In addition, they discussed the order of implementation of the priorities proposed by the Republic of Belarus, the CSTO Chairmanship in 2023.
The parties also paid great attention to the implementation of decisions adopted by the heads of the CSTO member states in 2022. In particular, they talked about organizing the activities of the Coordinating Council of the authorized bodies of the CSTO member states on biological security.
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