On May 20, consultations of representatives (experts) of the defense agencies of the CSTO member states aimed at improving air defense and developing the CSTO Collective Aviation Forces were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff headquarters.
On May 20–21, 2026, a Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists of the CSTO member states was held in St. Petersburg within the framework of the Russian Federation’s chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On May 19, 2026, Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met in Vienna with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen.
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
On May 18, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, together with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the CSTO member states in Vienna, took part in a solemn wreath and flower-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet Liberator Soldier at Schwarzenbergplatz.
Consultations of representatives of the CSTO member states on the agenda of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly were held
06.09.2023
On 6 September 2023, Moscow hosted consultations of representatives of member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on the agenda of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.
The event was attended by plenipotentiaries of the CSTO member states, heads of relevant departments of the foreign ministries, staff of embassies and permanent missions of the member states and the CSTO Secretariat.
Participants stressed the need to restore the UN's role as a central coordinating mechanism in reconciling the interests of the UN member states and their efforts to achieve the goals of the UN Charter, while preserving its intergovernmental nature.
An exchange of views was held on the UN Secretary General's "New Agenda for Peace" initiative.
The prospects for involving the CSTO's potential in the UN peacekeeping activities on the basis of the updated legal framework in this area were discussed. The importance of the Organization’s effective participation in global peacekeeping efforts was underlined.
A "clock check" was carried out on the situation in Afghanistan, focusing on taking the necessary measures to combat terrorism and drug trafficking and to normalize the situation in the country. The potential of the CSTO to prevent a worsening of the risks was noted.
The consultations once again confirmed the high degree of convergence in the approaches of the CSTO member states and their focus on further strengthening cooperation in the UN in the spirit of allied relations.
