85 years ago, the Great Patriotic War began. The war machine of Nazi Germany launched a treacherous attack against Soviet cities and villages and committed unprecedented atrocities against Soviet citizens. The peoples of the Soviet Union rose to defend their common Motherland and paid an enormous price for peace, freedom, and the right to live on their own land.
On June 17–18, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov visited sections of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus with Poland and Lithuania.
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.
Consultations of the CSTO member States representatives on the agenda of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly were held in Moscow
06.09.2022Consultations of the CSTO member States representatives on the agenda of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly were held in Moscow
On September 6, 2022, Moscow hosted consultations of representatives of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member States on the agenda of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.
The event was attended by plenipotentiary representatives of the CSTO member States, heads of relevant departments of foreign ministries, employees of embassies and permanent missions of the member States, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabaev.
Participants in the consultations expressed their condolences over the deaths of members of the Russian diplomatic mission in Kabul as a result of a dastardly act of terrorism, which caused significant casualties among civilians as well.
The importance of strengthening the central coordinating role of the UN in world affairs and strict compliance with its Charter and other norms of international law was emphasized.
Prospects for involving the CSTO potential in the UN peacekeeping activities, taking into account the existing experience in this field, were discussed. The importance of the Organization's effective participation in global peacekeeping efforts was emphasized.
A "time check" was held on the situation in Afghanistan, with a focus on taking the measures necessary to eliminate the risks of terrorism and drug trafficking, as well as to normalize the situation in the country.
Issues of interaction of delegations of the CSTO member States on the UN "platform" were considered, including the draft of the traditional biennial resolution on cooperation between the UN and the CSTO, which is planned to be adopted during the forthcoming session of the General Assembly.
The consultations once again confirmed a high degree of convergence in the approaches of the CSTO member States and their focus on further strengthening interaction at the UN in a spirit of alliance relations.
