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.”
From October 18 to 23 this year, a special exercise codenamed “Cobalt-2026” will be held in the Republic of Tajikistan.
Today, the active phase of the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) of the CSTO “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026” concluded in the Russian Federation.
In the Russian Federation, at the Chebarkulsky training range, particular attention is being paid to organizing the evacuation and repair of damaged equipment under the threat of enemy UAV attacks during the special exercise with the logistics forces and assets of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) “Echelon-2026”.
The XIIth meeting of the Coordination Council for Emergency Situations of the CSTO member states was held in Bishkek
10.10.2019
On October 10, 2019, in Bishkek, at the State Residence of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Emergency Situations Mirzakhmedov Nurbolot Sabirzhanovich, the regular XII meeting of the Coordinating Council for Emergency Situations of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held.
The meeting was attended by the Acting Secretary General of the CSTO, Valery Semerikov.
They discussed issues of expanding the CSTO’s cooperation with international organizations in order to use the potential in providing assistance in case of emergencies, the activities of the Coordinating Council for Emergency Situations of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization for 2019, the plan of joint measures for 2020, and also summed up the staff training on working out the interaction of emergency departments in case of emergency situations conducted by videoconference in March this year under the leadership of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Kyrgyz Republic.
In addition, the agenda of the meeting also included the expansion of cooperation and exchange of experience in the field of educating the younger generation of a culture of life safety and giving the status of basic training units of bodies authorized in the field of emergency prevention and response to the CSTO member states of a number of educational institutions of the Ministry of Emergencies Of Russia.
The meeting is attended by heads, members of the CSTO Coordinating Council for Emergency Situations, deputy heads of the emergency departments of the CSTO member states and the CSTO Acting Secretary General Semerikov Valery Anatolyevich, as well as representatives of international and non-governmental organizations.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic actively cooperates in the field of emergency prevention and response within the framework of the Coordinating Council for Emergency Situations of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
