From September 22 to 25, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov will take part in the High-Level Week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Meetings between Talatbek Masadykov and UN Secretary-General António Guterres and his deputies are scheduled. The meetings are expected to address a wide range of current issues, in particular, peacekeeping and counter-terrorism.
On September 23, Talatbek Masadykov will take part in the traditional annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the CSTO member states, held on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the world organization.
Today, the active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” concluded on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During the “Conduct of combat operations” stage, two main training objectives are being practiced: the occupation by the national contingents of the CRDF CAR of the area of responsibility and the destruction of illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
The active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” has begun at the Koktal training range in the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the exercise, the participating forces are practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations to destroy illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
Regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils held in Moscow
26.05.2026
On May 26, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. The participants conducted a substantive exchange of views on issues related to strengthening security in the CSTO area of responsibility.
Chairman of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils and Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu noted in particular: “The main threat comes from NATO and the countries of the so-called ‘civilized’ Europe that are part of the bloc, which have fallen into a state of revanchist and militaristic fervor. In the Alliance Secretary General’s 2025 report, Mark Rutte proudly states that military spending by all member states has increased, exceeding a total of USD 1.5 trillion. The leaders are far from the wealthiest countries — Eastern European states and the Baltic countries, which spend around 4% of their national GDPs allegedly on ‘defense’.”
In his remarks, Talatbek Masadykov emphasized: “The situation in the Eastern European collective security region remains the most difficult. Amid the effective collapse of the system of international treaties that for a long time served as the foundation of the European security architecture, a number of Western leaders have embarked on a course toward militarization and preparation for war.”
On the sidelines of the meeting, the Russian and Belarusian sides signed a Cooperation Plan on Information Security.
Following the meeting, a number of documents were adopted, including the draft Decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council “On the Anti-Terrorism Strategy of the Member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization until 2030” and the Decision of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils “On the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Anti-Drug Strategy of the CSTO Member States for 2026–2030.”
