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.
A session of the CSTO Collective Security Council was held in Bishkek
27.11.2025
On November 27, in Bishkek, a session of the Collective Security Council (CSC) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held, chaired by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov briefed the CSC members on current international and regional security issues and the main results of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's activities during the intersessional period. The Secretary General presented a report on the Organization's activities over the past three years. The members of the Collective Security Council expressed their sincere gratitude to Imangali Tasmagambetov for his significant contribution to strengthening the Organization and his fruitful work as Secretary General. The heads of state highly appreciated the implementation of the priorities of the Kyrgyz Republic's chairmanship of the CSTO during the past period.
The Agenda focused on reviewing a package of strategic documents that shape the collective security architecture for the near future. These include:
Anti-drug strategy of CSTO member states for 2026-2030;
Plan for the development of military cooperation among the CSTO member states for 2026-2030.
In order to strengthen the analytical capacity of the Organization, the Collective Security Council decided to establish an Information and Analytical Department within the CSTO Secretariat. The new unit is tasked with comprehensively monitoring and forecasting the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility.
One of the outcomes of the session was the adoption of the CSTO Collective Security Council Declaration. This fundamental document reflects the consolidated positions of member states on pressing issues of regional and global security, and outlines ways to further strengthen and develop the Organization.
By decision of the Collective Security Council, the chairmanship of the Organization will pass to the Russian Federation in 2026.
During the session, the priorities of Russia's upcoming chairmanship of the CSTO in 2026 were announced. The Russian side highlighted key areas such as developing the organization's information and analytical activities, strengthening the fight against terrorism and other challenges and threats, strengthening collective security forces, and combating drug trafficking, including through the anti-drug operation “Channel.” The Russian side proposed the motto for the upcoming chairmanship: “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal – shared responsibility.”
The Collective Security Council appointed Taalatbek Masadikov to the position of the CSTO Secretary General for a three-year term, from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028.
