On September 1, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and UN Secretary-General António Guterres held a working meeting in Bishkek in the SCO+ format.
On August 31, 2026, on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov met with CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev.
A meeting of the Working Group of the Coordination Council of Heads of Competent Authorities on Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking (CCHN) on organizing international anti-drug operations within the CSTO framework was held in Aktau, Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Open International Youth Sambo Festival of National Teams of the CSTO Member States was held at the International Sambo Center in Moscow.
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.
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.
