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 graduation ceremony for law enforcement officers of the CSTO member states took place at the AIPD of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, who completed an advanced training course on "Improving the Management of the CSTO Collective PF"
28.11.2022
On November 25, 2022 at the All-Russian Institute of Professional Development of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs a graduation ceremony was held for law enforcement officers of the CSTO member states who have completed an advanced training course on "Improving the Management of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces ".
The event was attended by: the Head of the All-Russian Institute of Professional Development of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Police Major General A.A. Skivterist, the Deputy Head of Countering Challenges and Threats Department of the CSTO Secretariat S.A. Gonchar, representatives of the CSTO Secretariat and officials of the Institute.
Opening the graduation ceremony, Police Major General A.A. Skivterist, Head of the All-Russian Institute of Professional Development of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, greeted the students and expressed confidence that the knowledge and experience gained during the training will contribute to the effective performance of official tasks to ensure the safety of citizens and law and order.
The Deputy Head of the Department of counteraction to challenges and threats of the CSTO Secretariat S.A. Gonchar welcomed the graduating class and thanked the management of the Institute, the faculty for their work in preparing and conducting classes and congratulated the graduates with the end of training.
Representatives of the training group spoke on behalf of the graduates, who thanked the leadership of the All-Russian Institute of Professional Development of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the faculty and course officers for the high organization of the educational process and professional activities.
At the end of the graduation ceremony, the officers of the law enforcement agencies of the CSTO member states were presented with certificates of training.
After the graduation, a working meeting was held between the management of the Institute, representatives of the CSTO and graduates. In the framework of the meeting, the current issues and prospects for further cooperation between the Institute and the CSTO Secretariat were discussed in detail.
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