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.
“Rubezh-2021" training with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region of collective security of the CSTO will be held at the “Edelweiss” training range
17.06.2021
Staff talks were held in Bishkek to prepare and conduct a joint training “Rubezh-2021” with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region of collective security.
The event took place from June 15 to 17 at the Combat Training Center of the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic. Representatives of defense ministries of CSTO member States of the Central Asian Region of collective security and a group of officers from the CSTO Joint Staff, led by Colonel Berdibek Asanov, participated in the event.
The staff talks participants reviewed and discussed the concept of the training, the contingents' plan of practical actions, issues of comprehensive support, coordinated the order of arrival and deployment of military contingents, and conducted a reconnaissance of the training site. It is planned that the units of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region of collective security will conduct the training on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic at the “Edelweiss” training range.
As a result of the talks, a Protocol was signed on the procedure for the preparation and conduct of the joint training with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region of collective security “Rubezh-2021”.
The organization and conduct of this event is carried out in accordance with the Regulations on the procedure for the preparation and conduct of joint trainings in the CSTO format, approved by the CSTO Collective Security Council decision of November 28, 2019.
The Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region of collective security are designed to carry out tasks to ensure the military security of CSTO member States, including participation in repelling external military aggression and conducting joint counterterrorist operations. The total number of personnel is approximately 5,000.
The national formations (contingents) of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region of collective security (the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, and the Republic of Tajikistan) include military formations, units and subunits of permanent readiness of the armed forces and other troops, formations and bodies in which military service is envisaged, equipped with highly mobile military equipment, interoperable weapon and communication systems, and units of combat service, logistic and technical support.
