A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Vasily Khristoforov, Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Sciences of the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On June 12, 2026, a conference entitled “Central Asia – the Core of the SCO: A Space of Peace and Shared Development” was held in Dushanbe under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan. Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev took part in the event.
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.
In Bishkek, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubayev
10.03.2023
At the beginning of the conversation the Foreign Minister J.M. Kulubayev congratulated I.N. Tasmagambetov on the beginning of his work in such a high position, expressing to him the full support of the Kyrgyz side. Further, Minister J.M. Kulubayev noted that the Kyrgyz Republic considered membership in the CSTO as one of the key areas of its foreign policy. In this regard, the Kyrgyz Foreign Minister assured the CSTO Secretary General that the Kyrgyz Republic supported the CSTO activities to ensure collective security of its member states against external threats and challenges. At the same time, Minister J.M. Kulubayev drew attention to the need for further strengthening and development of the CSTO potential, especially in preventing crises in its area of responsibility and development of legally and politically binding mechanisms for the non-use of force in resolving bilateral disputes between the CSTO member states.
For his part, the CSTO Secretary General I.N. Tasmagambetov thanked the leadership of the Kyrgyz Republic for supporting the approval of his candidacy for this responsible position. Further, the CSTO Secretary General informed Minister J.M. Kulubayev about the implementation of decisions of the CSTO Collective Security Council and the work plan for the current year. I.N. Tasmagambetov assured the Minister J.M. Kulubaev that the positions and proposals of the Kyrgyz Republic regarding the development of CSTO capacities would be taken into account.
