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.
On June 3, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers (CDM) was held at the Patriot Central Park of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of the Russian side. The meeting was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrey Serdyukov.
From June 1 to 3, Saratov (Russian Federation) is hosting a series of events involving the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization aimed at strengthening the collective response system to biological threats.
On June 1, 2026, consultations at the deputy foreign minister level of the CSTO member states were held in Moscow.
On May 28, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the International Security Forum held under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. More than 150 delegations from 120 countries participated in the event.
The CSTO Secretariat hosted a round table on the formation of a new architecture for international relations
25.09.2025
On September 25, 2025, the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization hosted a round table discussion on “The Emerging Architecture of International Relations: Prospects for the Eurasian Security System.” The event brought together leading representatives of the analytical community and experts from the foreign ministries of the CSTO member states.
The discussion was attended by leaders of key scientific and analytical centers in Russia, including Mikhail Golovnin, Director of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Europe at the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexei Gromyko, Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexei Kuznetsov, Leading Research Fellow at the Institute of International Studies at MGIMO University Sergei Markedonov, and Ambassador-at-Large at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alexander Trofimov.
Experts from the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Tajikistan also joined the discussion via videoconferencing.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov welcomed the event participants. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of joint efforts in the context of an unstable international situation. “In a situation of significantly growing challenges and threats, we strive to gain a deeper understanding of what is happening in the world and in our region, to develop and adopt measures necessary to protect the interests of the CSTO member states. This is what motivates us to strengthen cooperation with the expert community,” the CSTO Secretary General said.
The dialogue covered issues related to cooperation between integration associations in the Eurasian space – the CSTO, the CIS, and the EAEU – as well as the prospects for forming a Greater Eurasian Partnership. Particular attention was paid to supporting the "Issyk-Kul Expert Initiative", which aims to deepen cooperation between think tanks in the region.
The roundtable participants developed recommendations aimed at further strengthening Central Eurasia as an area of security, stability, and sustainable development.
