On May 28, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the International Security Forum held under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. More than 150 delegations from 120 countries participated in the event.
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.
The CSTO Secretary General spoke at a meeting of the Committee on CIS Affairs of the Russian State Duma
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On January 20, this year, the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Stanislav Zas took part in a meeting of the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The meeting was also attended by the chairmen of the Committees on Defense, Security and Counteraction to Corruption.
The CSTO Secretary General briefed the deputies on the situation in the Eastern European, Caucasus and Central Asian regions of the CSTO collective security and outlined the threats emanating from the territory of Afghanistan. Stanislav Zas stressed the need to assist the Republic of Tajikistan in deterring potential threats.
He also spoke about the organization's activities in foreign policy coordination, military cooperation, and countering challenges and threats.
The CSTO Secretary General separately informed deputies about the results of the peacekeeping operation in the Republic of Kazakhstan. "The operation was successfully completed, all contingents of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces have completely withdrawn from the country and returned to their permanent bases. There are no casualties among the personnel, weapons and military equipment," Stanislav Zas noted. He also reported that the rapid deployment of the CSTO CPF in accordance with Articles 2 and 4 of the Collective Security Treaty, at the request of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, helped to quickly turn the tide in the Republic of Kazakhstan and restore stability and constitutional order in the country. The UN Security Council was notified of this decision, as well as the Secretaries General of the OSCE and the SCO," he said.
After the speech of the CSTO Secretary General there was an exchange of views on the activities of the CSTO and its parliamentary component, the CSTO PA.
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