On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 18, 2026, the 2nd Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, entitled “Development of Cooperation among the Defense Industries (Military-Industrial Complexes) of the CSTO Member States: 20 Years of Practical Cooperation”, was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The event brought together representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, defense enterprises, and other institutions and organizations of the CSTO member states.
A delegation of the CSTO Secretariat, headed by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, is taking part in the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”, being held in Minsk from June 17 to 19, 2026.
Regular meeting of the Working Group on Electronic Warfare under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers held in Saint Petersburg
The Second protocol on amendments to the CSTO Charter has been ratified in Kyrgyzstan
19.01.2020
President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbai Jeenbekov signed the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On ratification of the Second Protocol on Amending the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization of October 7, 2002 and the Second Protocol of Amending the Collective Security Treaty of May 15, 1992, signed on November 8, 2018 years in the city of Astana. "
The law was adopted by the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic on December 12, 2019. According to this Law, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic is required to notify the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization of the ratification of the above protocols by the Kyrgyz Republic. The law shall enter into force 10 days after the date of its official publication.
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The Second protocol on amending the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty of October 7, 2002 and the Second protocol on amending the Collective Security Treaty of May 15, 1992 were developed by the CSTO Secretariat due to the fact that the Armenian side informed about the transition of the Republic of Armenia to parliamentary form of government from April 9, 2018. In accordance with the provisions of the national legislation of the Republic of Armenia, the Armed Forces are subordinate to the Government. In case of urgent need, the decision on the use of the Armed Forces is made by the Prime Minister, who heads the Security Council and is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia during the war.
Source: https://www.tuz.kg/news/2491_ratificirovan_vtoroy_protokol_o_vnesenii_izmeneniy_v_ystav_odkb.html
