From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
On June 3, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers (CDM) was held at the Patriot Central Park of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of the Russian side. The meeting was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrey Serdyukov.
From June 1 to 3, Saratov (Russian Federation) is hosting a series of events involving the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization aimed at strengthening the collective response system to biological threats.
On June 1, 2026, consultations at the deputy foreign minister level of the CSTO member states were held in Moscow.
On May 28, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the International Security Forum held under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. More than 150 delegations from 120 countries participated in the event.
A meeting of representatives of the CSTO and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization took place in St. Petersburg
05.09.2025
On September 5, in St. Petersburg, at the headquarters of the Organization's Parliamentary Assembly, a working meeting of Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries with representatives of the parliaments of the CSTO member states took place.
The meeting was attended by leading diplomats from the CSTO countries, including representatives of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as employees of the CSTO Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Organization's Parliamentary Assembly.
"Today's meeting confirms the importance of close cooperation between the CSTO statutory bodies and the Parliamentary Assembly. Working together will improve the effectiveness of the implementation of our projects and create a unified legal platform for strengthening security and stability in the region," Sergei Pospelov, Executive Secretary of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, said.
During the meeting, key issues of interaction between the CSTO's statutory bodies and the Parliamentary Assembly, as well as the development of the Assembly's Work Program for 2026-2030, aimed at bringing together and harmonizing the national legislation of the Organization's member countries, were discussed. Special attention was paid to expanding cooperation with international organizations and increasing the number of CSTO observers and partners.
The upcoming forum of the chairmen of the parliamentary committees on international affairs, security and defense, which is scheduled for February 2026 in Moscow, was also considered.
