On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
The CSTO Secretariat hosted a meeting of the heads of the national staffs of the CSTO member states on the operation "PROXY", at which CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov spoke
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On March 13, 2020 the CSTO Secretariat held a meeting of the senior officers and representatives of the national staffs of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. This meeting was dedicated to the permanently performing operation to prevent hi-tech crimes (operation "PROXY"). The meeting was addressed by the CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov.
According to the reports, number and "complexity" of cyber-attacks are increasing. And number of people involved in such criminal activities also is increasing. Hi-tech crimes are being committed every second and are a permanent threat throughout the year. Such crimes are extending beyond national borders and affect not only CSTO member states, but are affecting all over the world - Valery Semerikov said.
