Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and members of the Organization's Permanent Council held a retreat in Almaty
23.06.2024
On 22 June 2024, in Almaty, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov at a meeting with members of the Permanent Council of the Organization summarized the results of the past meetings of the Council of Ministers of Defense, the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils and the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers.
The importance of the documents adopted during the meetings, including the draft Decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council "On the CSTO Special Interstate Policy for strengthening sections of the Tajik-Afghan Border" and the statements of parliamentarians and foreign ministers from the point of view of ensuring collective security was stressed.
The parties' interest in finding mutually acceptable approaches was noted. were They have discussed measures to implement the decisions taken.
The participants of the meeting expressed gratitude to the Kazakh side for the high level of organization of events.
