A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
On June 3, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers (CDM) was held at the Patriot Central Park of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of the Russian side. The meeting was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrey Serdyukov.
From June 1 to 3, Saratov (Russian Federation) is hosting a series of events involving the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization aimed at strengthening the collective response system to biological threats.
On June 1, 2026, consultations at the deputy foreign minister level of the CSTO member states were held in Moscow.
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.
