On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
Consultations of the CSTO member states on cooperation in arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation issues took place in Moscow
02.04.2019
On April 2, 2019, in Moscow, under the chairmanship of the head of the CSTO Secretariat political cooperation department Ara Badalyan, consultations of the CSTO member states delegations “On Cooperation in Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation” with the participation of the CSTO Secretariat representatives were held.
A thorough exchange of views took place on urgent issues and prospects for the further development of the situation in the mentioned field. The approaches of the CSTO member states on nuclear weapons control and non-proliferation issues, preventing an arms race in the space, strengthening and enhancing the effectiveness of existing regimes prohibiting chemical and biological weapons, implementing existing international legal documents and agreements, as well as on issues of interaction in the politico-military dimension of the OSCE, were verified.
The readiness of the CSTO member states to continue the collective efforts to build an international system of reliable, equal and indivisible security for all, restoring trust and mutual respect in interstate relations was confirmed.