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.
On May 18, 2026, a meeting was held in Vienna between Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev and Coordinator of the Transnational Threats Department of the OSCE Secretariat Elena Kupchina.
On May 18, 2026, a meeting was held in Vienna between the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu.
A meeting was held between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin
10.04.2026
On 10 April 2026, a meeting was held in Dushanbe between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin.
The interlocutors held a substantive exchange of views on current issues of regional security in the context of growing challenges and threats.
Talatbek Masadykov informed about the progress in implementing the Action Plan for the execution of decisions adopted at the November (2025) session of the CSTO Collective Security Council and the Organization’s priority areas of activity during Russia’s chairmanship. Particular attention was paid to the coordination of foreign policy efforts within the CSTO, as well as to issues related to improving collective response mechanisms.
The CSTO Secretary General also spoke about strengthening the Organization’s international standing, noting in particular its expanding interaction with such international structures as the United Nations and the SCO, as well as plans to develop relations with ASEAN countries and the League of Arab States.
Talatbek Masadykov also noted the intensification of the CSTO Secretariat’s information and analytical activities.
Following the meeting, both sides confirmed their commitment to continuing constructive dialogue and enhancing practical cooperation through foreign policy agencies and relevant structures.
