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”.
An away meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Ministerial Council was held in Dushanbe
29.10.2019They discussed issues related to the military-political situation in the IRA, threats to the security of the CSTO member states emanating from the territory of this country. The continuing tension of the internal political situation in the IRA, the continuation of hostilities and terrorist activities of the Taliban, ISIS and other extremist organizations in Afghanistan were noted.
The need to continue the process of consolidating the efforts of the CSTO member states in the Afghan direction within the Organization, on a bilateral basis and in the format of specialized international platforms was emphasized.
The next meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Collective Security Treaty Organization is scheduled to be held in the first half of 2020.________________________________
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