On May 20, consultations of representatives (experts) of the defense agencies of the CSTO member states aimed at improving air defense and developing the CSTO Collective Aviation Forces were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff headquarters.
On May 20–21, 2026, a Coordination Meeting of Chief Narcologists of the CSTO member states was held in St. Petersburg within the framework of the Russian Federation’s chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
On May 19, 2026, Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev met in Vienna with Director of the Division for Operations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Bo Mathiasen.
On May 19, 2026, an international round table on the topic “CSTO: together for strengthening international peace and stability” was held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, on the sidelines of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Europe.
On May 18, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, together with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the CSTO member states in Vienna, took part in a solemn wreath and flower-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet Liberator Soldier at Schwarzenbergplatz.
The meeting on "Analysis and forecast of the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility" was held at the RSSU
23.06.2023
On June 23, this year, at the Russian State Social University, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov held a meeting on "Analysis and forecast of the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility," which was attended by heads and experts of research centers of the CSTO member states. The CSTO Secretary General presented his vision of the regional and international situation and informed about the Organization's interest in developing interaction with the research centers of the member states to develop concrete measures aimed at strengthening peace and stability in the Organization.
A thematic report by the RSSU Rector Andrei Khazin was heard.
The event participants exchanged views on topical political and security issues and expressed the conviction that improving the analysis and forecasting functions in the format of the Organization would be a serious contribution to promoting the collective interests of the member states. The most relevant areas of research and specific issues of interaction were discussed.
The parties noted the important role of the RSSU as a platform for substantive discussions of political and security issues due to the university's significant expertise and experience in active cooperation with a number of the CSTO member states in this area.
The event resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of cooperation between the CSTO Secretariat and the RSSU.
