On 3-5 June, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the joint trainings with the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) “Interaction-2025”, special trainings with intelligence forces and means “Search-2025” and logistics “Echelon-2025” conducted as part of the joint operational-strategic training “Combat Brotherhood-2025”.
The CSTO Secretary General I.N. Tasmagambetov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation Zhang Hanhui
On 27-30 May, in the city of St. Petersburg, on the basis of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy, a training and methodological meeting was held with the heads of the CSTO basic training and research organizations to coordinate joint training of military personnel and scientific work.
On 28 May 2025 in Bishkek, Chairman of the CSTO Collective Security Council, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov received the participants of the meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Organization, held with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov.
On May 28, 2025, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers was held in Bishkek under the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz side. The event was attended by Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the Organization's Joint Staff.
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.