On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
A joint meeting of the CSTO CFM, the CMD and the CSSC was held in Astana
28.11.2024
On 28 November 2024, in Astana, a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held under the chairmanship of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event was attended by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov.
The meeting participants have exchanged views on the politico-military situation in the regions of collective security, discussed the results of cooperation and prospects for the further development of the collective security system.
Special attention was paid to preparations for the joint celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
A number of documents to be submitted for consideration by the CSTO Collective Security Council were approved, and decisions aimed at further strengthening allied ties, enhancing foreign policy coordination and developing the Collective Forces were adopted.
