On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
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.
Meetings were held between the CSTO Secretary General and the Secretary of the Security Council, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan
13.04.2026
On 13 April 2026, meetings were held in Astana between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan Gizat Nurdauletov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Kosherbayev, and Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan Dauren Kosanov.
The parties held a detailed discussion on current issues related to ensuring security in the CSTO area of responsibility. Talatbek Masadykov informed about the progress in implementing the Action Plan for the execution of decisions adopted at the November (2025) session of the CSTO Collective Security Council and the Organization’s priority areas of activity during Russia’s chairmanship, including preparations for upcoming meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies.
The discussion with Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan Gizat Nurdauletov focused on developments in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the progress in implementing the CSTO Targeted Inter-State Program for strengthening the Tajik-Afghan border.
During the meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Kosherbayev, the CSTO Secretary General spoke about strengthening the Organization’s international standing, noting in particular its expanding interaction with such international structures as the United Nations and the SCO, as well as plans to develop relations with ASEAN countries and the League of Arab States.
Talatbek Masadykov informed Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan Dauren Kosanov about the implementation of the military component of the CSTO priorities for 2026, including the organization of joint training of personnel at the basic military educational institutions of the CSTO member states. The participants also discussed preparations for the series of large-scale joint exercises scheduled for the second half of the year, including the exercise “Rubezh-2026”, which will be held at the Koktal training ground in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
