The active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” has begun at the Koktal training range in the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the exercise, the participating forces are practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations to destroy illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
On September 11, 2026, a round table entitled “Kazakhstan–Central Asia–Greater Eurasia: resilience and security amid new challenges” was held at the Center for Social Conservative Policy. The event was organized by the CSTO Secretariat jointly with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS) and the Center for Social Conservative Policy (CSCP).
The event was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, Director of the ICCA RAS Kirill Babaev, members of the CSTO Permanent Council and representatives of the academic and expert communities of the member states. The discussion was moderated by Yuri Shuvalov, Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the CSTO Secretariat.
On September 4 this year, a round table entitled “CSTO–SCO: Security Space” was held as part of the business program of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. CSTO Secretariat representative Igor Panarin took part in the event.
The President of the Kyrgyz Republic met with the secretaries of the Security Councils of the CSTO member states
19.06.2025
On June 19, 2025, Chairman of the CSTO Collective Security Council, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov held a meeting with the secretaries of the security councils of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in the city of Cholpon-Ata.
During the meeting, the President of Kyrgyzstan focused on key challenges to regional security. He stressed the complexity and ambiguity of the current international agenda, pointing out the importance of continuing to monitor the situation in Afghanistan. The Head of State highlighted terrorism as a special threat requiring collective action and non-standard approaches, as well as the need to counter the spread of extremism, drug trafficking and transnational organized crime. The President called for a sober assessment of the situation and the adoption of joint proactive measures to strengthen regional stability.
The Secretaries of the Security Councils of the CSTO member states reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation and stressed the importance of jointly countering modern threats, including terrorism, extremism and cybercrime.
At the end of the meeting, Sadyr Japarov thanked the participants for their constructive cooperation for the benefit of collective security.
