From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Today, a conference entitled “The Role and Place of Media in CSTO Member States in Efforts to Contain Crisis (Emergency) Situations in Collective Security Regions” was held in Minsk.
The 43rd meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held at the CSTO Secretariat
08.04.2026
On 8 April 2026, the 43rd meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan under the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held with the participation of Acting Deputy Secretary General of the CSTO Samat Ordabaev, delegations of the Organization’s member states, as well as representatives of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office, the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, the SCO Secretariat, the CIS Executive Committee, the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, the Coordination Service of the CIS Council of Border Troops Commanders, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
A substantive exchange of views took place on the current situation in Afghanistan, with participants noting the persistently high potential risks and threats emanating from the territory of that country.
The need to continue humanitarian and economic support for the population of Afghanistan by the CSTO member states was emphasized.
The participants expressed a common position on the expediency of continuing to monitor the situation in Afghanistan and to facilitate the promotion of peaceful processes in the country.
In conclusion, the Protocol of the 43rd meeting and the Work Plan of the Group for the second half of 2026 were adopted.
