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.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
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.”
