On August 17–19, at the invitation of Colonel General Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov took part in international events held in the area of responsibility of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met with the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Central Asia Kakha Imnadze
27.05.2025
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.
