On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 18, 2026, the 2nd Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, entitled “Development of Cooperation among the Defense Industries (Military-Industrial Complexes) of the CSTO Member States: 20 Years of Practical Cooperation”, was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The event brought together representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, defense enterprises, and other institutions and organizations of the CSTO member states.
A delegation of the CSTO Secretariat, headed by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, is taking part in the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”, being held in Minsk from June 17 to 19, 2026.
Regular meeting of the Working Group on Electronic Warfare under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers held in Saint Petersburg
The second staff talks on preparations for the CSTO international tactical and special trainings “Cobalt-2024” were held
24.05.2024
In Novosibirsk, staff talks were held with participants from the ministries and departments concerned of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the CSTO Secretariat. Within the framework of these talks they have discussed preparations for the special trainings “Cobalt-2024” with the management bodies and formations of the special-purpose forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's Collective Rapid Reaction Forces.
The meeting participants have reviewed and agreed on the idea of the trainings and the organization of comprehensive support. During the meeting, a reconnaissance of the training areas and the deployment of the leadership and operational headquarters was carried out.
Following the staff talks, the participants reached an agreement on holding the special training “Cobalt-2024” in the second half of 2024.
The heads of delegations of the CSTO member states participating in the second staff talks highly appreciated the preparation and conduct of the event.
