The Open International Youth Sambo Festival of National Teams of the CSTO Member States was held at the International Sambo Center in Moscow.
On August 17–19, at the invitation of Colonel General Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov took part in international events held in the area of responsibility of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
The CSTO Secretariat hosted an event dedicated to the Press Day in the Republic of Kazakhstan
On February 2, 2024, the CSTO Secretariat held a round table on the theme: "Priorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the CSTO: Public Dimension". The event, dedicated to the Press Day in the Republic of Kazakhstan, was attended by Marat Syzdykov, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the CSTO, and representatives of academic and journalistic circles.
The meeting participants held a detailed exchange of views on trends in the development of the politico-military situation and the countering of challenges and threats in the Eurasian region in the context of the implementation of priority areas of activity during Kazakhstan's chairmanship of the CSTO.
Yury Shuvalov, Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the Organization's Secretariat, informed about plans to support the authors of scientific works devoted to the problems of Eurasian security with a focus on attracting young experts to cover issues of regional politics and security.