On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Training and methodological meeting with heads of CSTO basic training and research organizations on coordinating joint training of military personnel and scientific work
02.06.2025
On 27-30 May, in the city of St. Petersburg, on the basis of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy, a training and methodological meeting was held with the heads of the CSTO basic training and research organizations to coordinate joint training of military personnel and scientific work.
The event was attended by heads of basic training and research organizations of military universities of the Russian Federation, representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, a group of officers of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Lieutenant General Ruslan Shpekbayev, representatives of the CSTO Secretariat and invited persons.
The particular importance of joint training in the Organization's format was emphasized in a video message to the event participants by Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, in which he noted in particular: “The challenges of modernity require us to keep up with the times, to work ahead of the curve and to carry out targeted work to train highly qualified military personnel for the CSTO Collective Forces and to introduce best practices in the educational process”.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff also noted: “The current global and regional military and political situation is tense and particularly dynamic. Negative trends affecting its development are increasing against the background of a fundamental transformation of the existing architecture of the world order. Fundamentally new types of high-tech weapons are emerging, including unmanned systems and robotic systems with artificial intelligence, and cyber security is becoming increasingly important”.
The training and methodological meeting was chaired by Lieutenant General Sergei Bakaneyev, Head of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy.
In the course of the event, there was a thorough exchange of views on the experience of organizing the training of military personnel and specialists. Proposals for enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation in the area of military training in the CSTO format were discussed.
The event participants prepared a number of forward-looking and conceptual proposals for improving the system of joint training of military personnel for CSTO member states.
Summarizing the results of the event, Lieutenant General Sergei Bakaneyev, Head of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy, noted the fruitful work of the participants of the training camp and thanked them for effective cooperation in the field of military education.
In Luga, the event participants also visited the training battalion of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy, where they were familiarized with practical training on military equipment and training facilities.
