From June 24 to 26, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan at the personal invitation of President Emomali Rahmon.
From June 24 to 26, second staff talks were held in the Republic of Kazakhstan on the organization and conduct of the joint exercise “Rubezh-2026” with units of the Central Asian Collective Rapid Deployment Forces (CAR CRDF).
On June 23, 2026, a ceremonial event was held at the Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to mark the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Collective Security Council's decision granting the Institute the status of the Basic Educational Institution for Continuing Professional Education of law enforcement and special service personnel of the CSTO member states in the fields of counterterrorism, combating extremism, illicit drug trafficking, illegal migration, and other forms of transnational organized crime, as well as for the training of specialists for peacekeeping missions and teaching staff of educational institutions.
85 years ago, the Great Patriotic War began. The war machine of Nazi Germany launched a treacherous attack against Soviet cities and villages and committed unprecedented atrocities against Soviet citizens. The peoples of the Soviet Union rose to defend their common Motherland and paid an enormous price for peace, freedom, and the right to live on their own land.
A meeting was held between CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon
10.04.2026
On 10 April 2026, a meeting was held in Dushanbe between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
A substantive exchange of views was held on a wide range of issues of international policy and security. The interlocutors expressed hope for the settlement of the conflict in the Middle East by diplomatic means, as well as of other armed conflicts affecting the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility.
The parties held a detailed discussion on the situation in Afghanistan. The issue of strengthening the Tajik-Afghan border and the relevant Targeted Inter-State Program being implemented by the CSTO was considered. The sides noted the extremely important significance of the Program for all Central Asian countries and the CSTO member states.
The interlocutors emphasized the importance of further elaborating the issue of establishing a Humanitarian Response Center for the Central Asian region in the Republic of Tajikistan.
The CSTO Secretary General expressed gratitude to the President of the Republic of Tajikistan for the active support of CSTO initiatives and conveyed appreciation to the leadership of the country’s security agencies for comprehensive assistance in preparing and conducting joint exercises, also noting the high level of combat training of Tajik servicemen.
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, the Organization’s priority areas of activity during Russia’s chairmanship, and the series of large-scale joint exercises scheduled for the second half of the year, including “Indestructible Brotherhood”, “Interaction”, “Rubezh”, special exercises “Cobalt” and “Skala”, as well as joint operations “Kanal”, “Mercenary” and “Illegal”.
Among the key areas of joint work, the Secretary General highlighted preparations for upcoming meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies — the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils.
