Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
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.”
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff and the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia had a meeting in Yerevan
30.03.2022On March 30, this year, Colonel General Anatoli Sidorov, the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, who is in Yerevan in the framework of his working visit to the Armenian capital, and the Defense Minister Suren Papikyan had a working meeting in Yerevan.
In the course of the meeting, they discussed the trends and prospects for the development of the military component of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff presented a draft Action Plan aimed at improving crisis response for approval to the Head of the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Armenia, this year's CSTO Chairmanship. The document was agreed upon during the consultations of the defense ministries of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan on March 24.
Chairman of the CSTO Defense Ministerial Council - Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia Suren Papikyan approved the Plan, which will be sent to the member States of the Organization in accordance with the established procedure.
The CSTO Chief of the Joint Staff and the Armenian Minister of Defense also discussed the coordination of practical implementation of CSTO decisions in the sphere of military cooperation.
