On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov met with leading Russian experts in the field of international politics
On October 16, 2025, a meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov, Dean of the Faculty of International Relations at MGIMO University Andrei Sushencov, and Deputy Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics at the Higher School of Economics Dmitry Suslov.
The event was the latest in a series of meetings between the CSTO Secretary General and representatives of the expert community of the Organization's member states. Its central theme was the role of the United States in contemporary international affairs, including Washington's geopolitical strategy toward the EU and China, as well as the prospects for Russian-American relations.
The interlocutors exchanged views on a wide range of topical military and political issues and touched upon the issue of Eurasian security.
