A working meeting chaired by Lieutenant General Anatoly Yakovlev, Head of the CSTO Troop Deployment Planning Department (Collective Forces), was held with the participation of representatives of the defense ministries of the Republic of Belarus (via videoconferencing), the Russian Federation, and the CSTO Joint Staff.
On 5 March 2026, a working meeting was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation Yuri Seliverstov.
On 4 March, Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic Adilet Orozbekov presented certificates of advanced training in the field of “Information Security of Automated Systems” to civil servants.
The Protocol amending the Agreement on Cooperation of the CSTO Member States in the Field of Transportation of Military and Other Formations, Their Movable Property, as well as Military Products, and the Protocol amending the Agreement on the Status of Formations of Forces and Means of the CSTO Collective Security System, signed during the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Astana on 28 November 2024, have entered into force.
The CSTO Secretariat has received with deep concern reports of the launch of massive strikes by the United States and Israel against the territory of Iran, accompanied, inter alia, by civilian casualties.
CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov met with Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Sergey Shoigu
06.02.2026
On 6 February 2026, a meeting took place in Moscow between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Chairman of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC), Sergey Shoigu. The meeting was also attended by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Alexey Shevtsov.
A wide range of issues related to countering challenges and threats to collective security was discussed.
The CSTO Secretary General expressed his appreciation to the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia. “During this very sensitive period, we will do everything in our power to achieve the objectives set,” Talatbek Masadykov said. The Secretary General informed the Chairman of the CSTO CSSC about the work of the Secretariat on implementing Russia’s priorities during its chairmanship of the Organization in 2026. He also thanked Sergey Shoigu for his assistance in the CSTO’s activities, including support for initiatives aimed at countering challenges and threats within the CSTO area of responsibility.
Sergey Shoigu drew attention to the need to enhance the effectiveness of the CSTO’s working bodies in the current international environment. “Under today’s conditions of heightened turbulence, active militarization of countries surrounding us continues. In this situation, much depends on how effective the work within the CSTO will be,” the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia noted.
Sergey Shoigu also wished Talatbek Masadykov, who assumed office on 1 January of this year, success in his position, noting that while the work is challenging, the Secretary General’s extensive experience in international affairs, including at the United Nations, will contribute to addressing the tasks facing the CSTO.
