Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
The CSTO Secretariat hosted consultations of deputy foreign ministers of the CSTO member States on preparation for the meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies in Dushanbe on September 15-16
07.09.2021
On September 7, 2021, the CSTO Secretariat hosted consultations of deputy foreign ministers of Collective Security Treaty Organization member States (hereinafter referred to as the consultations).
The participants have discussed issues of preparation and conduct of upcoming meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies in Dushanbe on September 15-16, coordinated draft documents to be submitted to the session of the Collective Security Council and the joint meeting of the CSTO CFM, CMD and CSSC.
The CSTO Secretary General S.V. Zas informed the deputy heads of foreign affairs departments about the activities aimed at implementing the instructions given at the August 23, 2021 extraordinary session of the CSTO Collective Security Council devoted to the situation in Afghanistan.
At the conclusion of the Consultations, the Tajik side presented information on organizational issues of the upcoming meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies in Dushanbe.
