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.
Participants of the joint training “Rubezh-2024” are heading to the Republic of Tajikistan
11.10.2024
From 11 to 14 October, formations participating in the joint training “Rubezh-2024” with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region are regrouping in the Republic of Tajikistan.
Contingents of CSTO troops (Collective Forces) are being sent from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation to the training area in accordance with the plan.
One of the priorities for military cooperation identified by Kazakhstan, which is chairing the CSTO this year, is to improve issues related to ensuring the operational deployment of the troops (Collective Forces), including the unimpeded transit of contingents.
In Tajikistan, a joint training with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian region “Rubezh-2024” is being held at the “Harbmaydon” training range, during which the issues of preparation and conduct of combat operations to destroy illegal armed groups that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state will be practiced.
Particular attention will be paid to the issues of organization of air defense cover for the units of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region at the stage of regrouping, operational deployment, as well as interaction of the Command with the air defense forces and assets of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan and the 201st military base of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the preparation and conduct of combat operations.
Formed in 2001 on the basis of the decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council, the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region comprises units and subunits of the armed forces on permanent readiness, equipped with modern weapon systems and military equipment.
The main tasks of the Collective Forces are to participate in repelling external military aggression and conducting joint counter-terrorist operations.
The CSTO Training Joint Press Center
