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.
The CSTO held consultations on improvement of crisis response system
24.03.2022
On March 24, in Moscow, under the chairmanship of Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, consultations were held via videoconferencing between representatives of defense ministries of the CSTO member States, the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff to agree on the draft Action Plan aimed at improving the crisis response system.
The event was attended by representatives of defense agencies of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as the CSTO Secretariat and the CSTO Joint Staff.
Participants of the consultations have analyzed the peacekeeping operation in the Republic of Kazakhstan in January 2022, considered and discussed proposals for improving crisis response mechanisms, the use of peacekeeping forces abroad, as well as the organization of international flights of the armed forces of the CSTO member States.
The draft document was finalized and agreed upon.
As a result of consultations, it was agreed to consider the draft Plan agreed upon and ready to be submitted for approval to the Chairman of the CSTO Defense Ministerial Council - the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.
