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.
On May 28, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the International Security Forum held under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. More than 150 delegations from 120 countries participated in the event.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General had a meeting with the Director of the ICRC Directorate for Operational Activities in Europe and Central Asia
17.08.2022The CSTO Deputy Secretary General had a meeting with the Director of the ICRC Directorate for Operational Activities in Europe and Central Asia
17 августа 2022 года в Секретариате Организации Договора о коллективной безопасности состоялась рабочая встреча заместителя Генерального секретаря ОДКБ Самата Ордабаева с директором управления Международного Комитета Красного Креста по оперативной деятельности в Европе и Центральной Азии Ариан Бауэр.
The working meeting was also attended by the CSTO Secretariat members and representatives of the ICRC Regional Delegation to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
In the course of the working meeting there was an exchange of views on the humanitarian situation in the CSTO areas of responsibility and border areas in a situation of growing international tension.
The meeting participants noted the positive results of joint work this year and identified key areas for further interaction, and also discussed the procedure for the CSTO member States to agree on the participation of ICRC representatives in the command and staff trainings with the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces "Interaction-2022" and with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces "Indestructible Brotherhood-2022".
One of the important results of the meeting was the confirmation of mutual interest in working together to develop cooperation between the CSTO Secretariat and the ICRC on key areas of international humanitarian law.
