On September 4 this year, a round table entitled “CSTO–SCO: Security Space” was held as part of the business program of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. CSTO Secretariat representative Igor Panarin took part in the event.
On September 4, 2026, consultations on “Coordinating the positions of CSTO member states on the agenda of the UN General Assembly” were held in Moscow in accordance with the Plan of Consultations of Representatives of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Member States on Foreign Policy, Security and Defense for 2025–2027.
On September 4 this year, a round table entitled “CSTO–SCO: Security Space” was held as part of the business program of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
Today, a briefing was held by Colonel General Andrey Nikolaevich Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, on the topic “On the readiness of command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system forces and assets to conduct joint exercises.”
CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov holds a working meeting with Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic Ruslan Mukambetov
The 42nd meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held at the CSTO Secretariat
03.12.2025
On December 3, 2025, the 42nd meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held with the participation of CSTO Secretariat staff, delegations from member states of the Organization, representatives of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, the UNRCCA, the CIS ATC, the SCO RATS, The CIS Council of Border Guard Commanders, and the ICRC.
There was a thorough exchange of views on the current situation in Afghanistan, noting the continuing high potential risks and threats emanating from that country.
The opinion was expressed on the need to continue humanitarian and economic support for the population of Afghanistan by the CSTO member states.
The participants of the Meeting expressed a common position on the advisability of continuing to monitor the situation in Afghanistan and facilitating the establishment of peace processes in that country.
In conclusion, the minutes of the 42nd meeting and the Group's Work Plan for the first half of 2026 were adopted.
