From 6 to 8 April 2026, the 23rd International Seminar-Meeting on Comprehensive Combat with heads of combat and physical training of law enforcement ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states was held at the Ognikovo Park Hotel in the Istra District of the Moscow Region.
Nikolai Bordyuzha, President of the International Federation of Comprehensive Combat, addressed the event.
On 10 April 2026, a meeting was held in Dushanbe between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
On 10 April 2026, a meeting was held in Dushanbe between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin.
On 8 April 2026, CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov took part in the 9th Regional Meeting of Heads of Border Agencies of the CIS member states, held in the city of Guliston (Republic of Tajikistan).
From 7 to 9 April, the first staff talks on the organization and conduct of joint exercises with the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) in 2026 were held at the CSTO Joint Staff.
The XX meeting of the CSTO Consulting Coordination Center Council on Responding to Computer Incidents was held
18.11.2025
On November 18, 2025, Moscow hosted the 20th meeting of the CSTO Consulting Coordination Center Council on Responding to Computer Incidents (CSTO CCC), which was attended by delegations of representatives of the national authorized bodies of the CSTO member states.
The meeting was opened by Valery Semerikov, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General, who delivered a welcoming speech to the participants.
During the meeting, participants from the delegations of the CSTO member states discussed current threats to information security and methods of countering them.
The speakers noted a massive increase in the number of attacks using supply chains and counterparties, as well as the intensive involvement of various interacting organizations and structures in carrying them out.
The meeting participants expressed particular concern about threats related to leaks of personal data of individuals and legal entities, as well as attacks through trusted external communication channels that contribute to computer incidents.
During the event, delegates exchanged views on current threats and issues related to the rapid dissemination of information about critical software vulnerabilities to the owners of vulnerable resources and how to respond to them.
They noted the active development of information exchange between specialists at the CSTO CCC contact points and a simultaneous increase in the number of joint events.
They expressed their gratitude to the representative of the Kyrgyz Republic for organizing and hosting the first CSTO International Conference on Cybersecurity in June this year.
