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.
An international integrated martial arts tournament for the CSTO Secretary General's Cup among the security forces of the Organization's member states was held
17.10.2025
In the period from October 12 to October 16, 2025, on the basis of the “Ognikovo” Park-Hotel (Moscow region, Istra district, village Ognikovo, house.19) The XXII International Combined Martial Arts Tournament for the Cup of the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization among the security forces of the CSTO member states was held, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
The international tournament was attended by teams from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Federation of Integrated Martial Arts of the Kyrgyz Republic.
From the Russian Federation, teams from the Ministry of Defense, the Federal Bailiff Service, the Federal Penitentiary Service, the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops and the Federal Customs Service were represented. The team of the Ministry of Public Security of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of South Ossetia also participated in the competition.
120 athletes took part in the competition, of which 84 were men and 36 were women.
According to the results of the international competition, the national team of the Republic of Belarus took the first place, the team of the Republic of Kazakhstan — the second place, and the team of the Russian Federation — the third place.
