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”.
In the CSTO member states, the Agreement on cooperation in ensuring information security has entered into force.
02.04.2019The purpose of the Agreement is to further develop the interaction of member states in the interests of ensuring the information security of the CSTO.
Under the Agreement, Member States agreed:
- strengthen inter-agency collaboration;
- improve the mechanisms for countering threats in the information sphere;
- conduct joint practical activities aimed at strengthening information security and countering illegal activities in the information space of the CSTO member states;
- to promote the development and early adoption under the UN auspices of universal rules, norms and principles of responsible behavior of states in the information space;
- provide mutual assistance in order to develop the technological basis (base) for ensuring the information security of the member states.
