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 joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers, and the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils was held in Bishkek
On November 27, in Bishkek, a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), the Council of Defense Ministers (CDM), and the Committee of Security Council Secretaries (CSSC) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held, chaired by the Kyrgyz side. The event was attended by the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov and the CSTO Joint Staff Chief Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov.
During the event, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov briefed participants on the military-political situation in the Organization's area of responsibility and on the Secretariat's activities during the intersessional period.
The meeting participants have discussed topical issues of joint work, including the implementation of the Anti-Drug Strategy, strengthening cooperation in the field of military cooperation, and developing the analytical capacity of the Organization.
Following the meeting, an agenda was proposed for the upcoming session of the CSTO Collective Security Council.