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.
On May 20, consultations of representatives (experts) of the defense agencies of the CSTO member states aimed at improving air defense and developing the CSTO Collective Aviation Forces were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff headquarters.
The Republic of Kazakhstan holds a Meeting with officials of national bodies authorized to interact with the CSTO Crisis Response Center
06.11.2024
On 5-8 November, for the first time, Astana is hosting a Meeting of officials from the national bodies of the CSTO member states authorized to interact with the Organization's Crisis Response Centre. This year, the Republic of Kazakhstan, which holds the CSTO Chairmanship in order to familiarize itself with the functioning of the command posts of the defense agencies and ministries concerned, has proposed that these annual meetings be held alternately in the Organization's member states.
The theme of the meeting is: “Main areas for improving information interaction with national bodies authorized to interact with the CSTO Crisis Response Centre”. Its main purpose is to improve the effectiveness of information cooperation between the CSTO Crisis Response Centre and national bodies.
The event is attended by delegations headed by the heads of the central command posts of the defense agencies of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan, officials from the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation, the National Crisis Management Center of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the CSTO Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat, as well as the deputy heads of the Coordination Service of the Council of Commanders of Border Troops and the CIS Anti-Terrorist Center.
On November 6, at the National Defense University of the Republic of Kazakhstan, chaired by Major General Arsen Rakhmanov, Head of the CSTO Crisis Response Center, presentations on the military and political situation in the regions of collective security and the main directions for improving information interaction for crisis response were heard and discussed. Major General Fazylollah Badenov, Head of the National Defense Control Centre and Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, made a report on experience in organizing information interaction.
During the Meeting, on November 7, it is planned to visit and familiarize with the work of the National Center for Defense Management of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Center for Crisis Management of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Operational Management Center of the Department of Internal Affairs of Astana.
Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan
