On November 11, 2026, a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council was held under the chairmanship of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On November 11, 2026, a meeting was held at the Kremlin between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the CSTO Collective Security Council Vladimir Putin.
On November 10, a discussion session entitled “Indivisible Biological Security in the CSTO Area” was held at the World Trade Center as part of the International Forum on Collective Security.
On November 10, a discussion session entitled “The CSTO: New Challenges and Prospects for Regional Cooperation” was held at the World Trade Center as part of the International Forum on Collective Security.
The traditional 14th Meeting of Senior Administrative Officials of the CSTO, CIS and SCO was held in Moscow on November 10, 2026. It was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev and SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev.
The CSTO Secretariat hosted the 39th meeting of the CSTO Ministerial Council Working Group on Afghanistan
On 10 April 2024, the 39th meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Ministerial Council was held with the participation of the Acting CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabaev and the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov. The event was also attended by delegations of the Organization’s member states, the Secretariat of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly and representatives of the UN CTO, the UNRCCA, the CIS ATC, the Coordination Service of the CIS Council of Commanders of Border Troops, the SCO RATS and the ICRC.
There was a thorough exchange of views on the situation in Afghanistan. The participants noted the persistence of unfavorable trends in the socio-economic and security spheres. The risks of terrorist and drug threats emanating from the territory of that country were emphasized.
The Working Group's readiness to assist in coordinating the activities of the CSTO member states in stabilizing the situation and establishing peace processes in Afghanistan was confirmed.
In conclusion, the Protocol of the meeting and the Group's Work Plan for the second half of 2024 were adopted.