On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
A meeting was held between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov
17.04.2026
On 15 April 2026, a meeting was held in Bishkek between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov.
The parties held a detailed discussion on current issues of international policy in the context of strengthening security in the CSTO area of responsibility, emphasized the critical importance of establishing peace in the Middle East, and expressed hope for the successful course of negotiations between the delegations of Iran and the United States. The importance of Afghanistan’s development as a peaceful and stable state was noted, as well as the commitment of the official authorities in Kabul to counter existing challenges and threats on the country’s territory. In this regard, Talatbek Masadykov informed about the progress in implementing the CSTO Targeted Inter-State Program for strengthening the Tajik-Afghan border.
The CSTO Secretary General also spoke 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, including preparations for upcoming meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies and for the series of large-scale joint exercises scheduled for the second half of the year.
Talatbek Masadykov also informed about the intensification of the CSTO’s analytical activities, including the International Scientific and Practical Conference entitled “Contours of a New Architecture of Collective Security: Current Issues of Information and Analytical Partnership within the CSTO,” scheduled to be held on 27 April in Moscow with the participation of leading experts from the Organization’s member states.
Sadyr Japarov put forward a number of proposals aimed at improving joint work and reaffirmed the readiness of the Kyrgyz side to comprehensively strengthen cooperation within the CSTO framework.
