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 Talatbek Masadykov and Secretary of the Security Council of Tajikistan Rahmon Yusuf Ahmadzoda
09.04.2026
On 9 April 2026, a meeting was held in Dushanbe between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Secretary of the Security Council of Tajikistan Rahmon Yusuf Ahmadzoda.
The parties held a substantive exchange of views on the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility, as well as in a number of other regions of the world. Particular attention was paid to issues related to the implementation of the Targeted Inter-State Program for strengthening the Tajik-Afghan border.
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, including preparations for upcoming meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies.
The Secretary General also outlined plans for holding joint exercises “Cobalt” and “Skala” in the second half of the year, which will take place on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as operational and preventive operations “Kanal”, “Mercenary” and “Illegal”.
