On November 4, 2026, a working session entitled “The CSTO in Greater Eurasia: Current Status and Prospects” was held in Minsk as part of the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security.
On November 3, 2026, the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security was held in Minsk. The event was attended by President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev, SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev, OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu, representatives of the leadership of the foreign ministries of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and a number of other states.
On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met with the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Central Asia Kakha Imnadze
On 27 May 2025, the CSTO Secretariat hosted a working meeting between the Deputy Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Samat Ordabayev and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Central Asia, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Kakha Imnadze.
During the meeting, the sides noted the dynamic development of contacts between the CSTO Secretariat and the UNRCCA, as well as other specialized UN structures.
In exchanging assessments on a wide range of issues on the international agenda, special attention was paid to the situation in Central Asia. The importance of constant monitoring of the impact of the “Afghan factor” on peace and security in the region was emphasized, as well as the importance of preventive actions to counter risks and threats to regional security and stability, including cooperation in the information and forecasting sphere.