28 April marks the Day of the CSTO Joint Staff. It should be recalled that on 28 April 2003, in Dushanbe, the Collective Security Council, guided by the need to establish a military staff body responsible for implementing the military component of the Collective Security Treaty, adopted the Decision “On the Establishment of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.”
On 27 April 2026, within the framework of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Contours of a New Architecture of Collective Security: Current Issues of Information and Analytical Partnership within the CSTO,” held at MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, a round table entitled “Eurasian Analytical Platform: New Approaches in a New Geopolitical Reality” took place. During the event, Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the CSTO Secretariat Yuriy Shuvalov delivered a presentation on “The Eurasian Analytical Network: A New Cognitive Architecture of Collective Security.”
The open International Youth Sambo Festival of the national teams of the CSTO member states was held in Moscow
27.08.2025
The open International Youth Sambo Festival of national teams of the CSTO member states was held in Moscow, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
Andrey Mordashov, Head of the Organizational Planning Department of the Organization's Secretariat, addressed the participants of the competition with a welcoming speech on behalf of the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov. He noted that the competitions of young Sambo wrestlers under the auspices of the CSTO were being held for the sixth time, and this made them a good tradition. He also stressed the importance of strengthening sports ties between the CSTO member states and popularizing martial arts as an effective means of physical and strong–willed preparation of young men for service in the armed forces, security and law enforcement agencies.
As part of the Festival, in addition to wrestling matches, young athletes took part in a sports camp, where master classes were held by famous wrestlers, world and European champions, and winners of various international competitions.
The winner of the competition, the Russian national team, was awarded the main prize – the Cup of the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
