On May 7, the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov held a working meeting in Moscow at the CSTO Joint Staff aimed at improving issues related to crisis response and expert cooperation.
On May 6, 2026, a meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykovand newly appointed Permanent and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the CSTO Vladimir Bespaly.
28 April marks the Day of the CSTO Joint Staff. It should be recalled that on 28 April 2003, in Dushanbe, the Collective Security Council, guided by the need to establish a military staff body responsible for implementing the military component of the Collective Security Treaty, adopted the Decision “On the Establishment of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.”
Consultations on topical issues of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation were held in the CSTO Secretariat
On March 31, 2026, scheduled consultations on topical issues of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation (CSTO) were held in Moscow at the CSTO Secretariat under the chairmanship of the Russian Federation. The event was attended by delegations of the CSTO member states, acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev and other representatives of the Organization's Secretariat.
A thorough exchange of views was held on the current state and prospects of the situation in the field of topical issues of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation. The importance of joint efforts aimed at preserving and developing the relevant international legal framework was emphasized. Further steps were discussed in specific areas of the topical issues of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation, designed to help strengthen international peace and security. The need for regular reconciliation of positions on this issue has been confirmed in order to strengthen coordination within the Organization.