On August 17–19, at the invitation of Colonel General Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov took part in international events held in the area of responsibility of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
Participants of the "Indestructible Brotherhood-2023" joint training with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces depart for the Kyrgyz Republic.
04.10.2023
From 4 to 8 October, the contingents participating in the joint training "Indestructible Brotherhood-2023" with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces will regroup in the Kyrgyz Republic.
National contingents of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) will be dispatched to the training area by air and road from the CSTO member states in accordance with the plan.
The active phase of the training will be held on the territory of the “Edelweiss” training range from 9 to 13 October at the final stage of the joint CSTO operational-strategic training “Combat Brotherhood-2023”.
The main objectives of the training are to improve the practical skills of officials of the management bodies and personnel of the CSTO Peacekeeping Units and to enhance the coherence of military units and subunits in the performance of tasks during a peacekeeping operation in the Central Asian region of collective security.
In the course of the training, the tasks of post-conflict settlement in the crisis zone will be practiced in high-altitude conditions – the conduct of a peacekeeping operation using the forces and means of the CSTO collective security system and the provision of humanitarian assistance.
In practical operations, the Collective Peacekeeping Forces, together with units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, carry out combat training tasks at checkpoints and casualty reception points, escort convoys and cargoes, liberate populated areas, rescue "hostages" and provide humanitarian assistance.
