On May 26 of this year, a round table entitled “35 Years of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Results, Tasks, and Prospects” was held at the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The event was attended by heads of integration structures in the post-Soviet space, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as representatives of the embassies of CIS countries in Russia. Opening remarks were delivered by the moderator, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin.
On May 26, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. The participants conducted a substantive exchange of views on issues related to strengthening security in the CSTO area of responsibility.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, and Acting Director of the African Union Counter-Terrorism Centre Idriss Mounir Lallali.
On May 25, 2026, a meeting took place at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, Kazem Jalali.
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.
The XXII International Seminar-Meeting on Combined Martial Arts with Heads of Combat and Physical Training of Security Ministries and Agencies of the CSTO member states was held
14.04.2025
From April 7 to 10, 2025 on the basis of the Park-Hotel “Ognikovo” of Istrinsky district of Moscow region, the XXII International seminar-meeting on complex martial arts with the heads of combat and physical training of power ministries and departments of the CSTO member states took place. Andrei Mordashov, Head of the Organizational and Planning Department of the CSTO Secretariat, and Oleg Ufimtsev, President of the Russian Federation of Combined Martial Arts, spoke at the event. The seminar was also attended by employees of the power ministries and departments of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, as well as representatives of the “Dynamo” Society and the Ministry of Sport of Russia. The event participants familiarized themselves with the techniques and methodological basis of complex martial arts, with the rules of preparation and holding of the XXII International Tournament on complex martial arts for the Cup of the CSTO Secretary General dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, discussed topical issues related to the strengthening of international and interdepartmental cooperation on the applied areas of this type of martial arts.
