On November 4, 2026, a working session entitled “The CSTO in Greater Eurasia: Current Status and Prospects” was held in Minsk as part of the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security.
On November 3, 2026, the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security was held in Minsk. The event was attended by President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev, SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev, OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu, representatives of the leadership of the foreign ministries of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and a number of other states.
On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Minsk hosts the 24th Meeting of the CSTO Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation
18.06.2026
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.
The participants reviewed the Commission’s work in implementing the decisions adopted at the 23rd Meeting of the ICMEC, held in Astana in November of last year.
The agenda also included discussions on the establishment of an interstate cataloguing system for military supplies of the armed forces of the CSTO member states; the mutual protection of intellectual property rights for the results of intellectual activity created and used within the framework of military-economic cooperation in the CSTO format; and the organization of exhibitions showcasing military, dual-use, and special-purpose products and technologies of the CSTO member states at international exhibitions scheduled for 2027–2028.
The Commission adopted the necessary decisions on all agenda items, including approval of its Work Plan for 2027.
It was decided that the 25th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation would be held in the Russian Federation in September–October 2027.
